Badenoch And Starmer Clash Over Budget At PMQs

As expected, we heard a Budget-heavy session of Prime Minister's Questions today, a week on from Chancellor Rachel Reeves's policy announcements. Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch reiterated calls for Reeves to resign, accusing her of ⁘twisting the facts⁘ by giving an overly pessimistic impression of public finances in order to raise taxes.

Jumping to his chancellor's defence, Keir Starmer maintained he is proud of the Budget and batted away Badenoch's response that she has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about Reeves's conduct. With PMQs wrapped up, the chamber heard an ⁘urgent⁘ question from shadow chancellor Mel Stride, who asked about the circumstances of Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) chair Richard Hughes's resignation.

Treasury minister James Murray stressed that Hughes took the decision to quit himself, after last week's error saw the OBR publish key details of Reeves's Budget early.
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