Starmer Says There Was ‘No Misleading’ by Chancellor Ahead of Budget

Starmer Says There Was ‘No Misleading’ by Chancellor Ahead of Budget
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer making his speech at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in London, backing the Budget to signal a fresh push on welfare reform Gareth Fuller/PA
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Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that there was “no misleading” by Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the state of the public finances ahead of the Budget.

Ms Reeves has faced claims she misled voters by overstating the scale of the fiscal challenge in the run-up to last week’s Budget, in which she announced £26 billion worth of tax rises.