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The prime minister used his Mansion House speech to defend a ‘thawing’ of relations with Beijing – potentially laying the groundwork for a controversial new super embassy to be given approval

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Steering the party from the nadir of Corbynism to a landslide majority is Keir Starmer’s greatest achievement – but he now faces his stiffest test in tackling its drift back towards old Labour refuseniks who are hampering pro-growth change

Richard Hughes has served as chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility since 2020 and was reappointed to the job in July.

Treasury minister James Murray told the Commons that the Government backs a ‘deeper forensic investigation’ into previous Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) disclosures

Keir Starmer may be keen to move on from the budget megashambles, but chaos is hardwired into his party

Richard Hughes takes ‘full responsibility’ for watchdog error as Starmer attempts to secure chancellor’s position

A damning report into last week’s Budget leak said the error was the worst failure in the OBR’s 15-year history

Early reports that the infant Jesus had been beheaded are false

Investigation finds organisation’s leadership over many years was to blame for error, and similar breach happened earlier this year