John Healey faces questions over budget leak that moved bank share prices Treasury select committee asks FCA to investigate whether tax surcharge leak led to ‘improper release of inside information’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 29
Treasury launches leak inquiry over reports OBR has cut UK growth forecast The watchdog is reported to have cut its growth forecast for the UK, causing problems for the Chancellor as she attempts to stick to her fiscal rules. Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025
Treasury denies breaking law over ‘black hole’ in public finances The way information is provided to the Office for Budget Responsibility is being changed following issues in March. The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024
Treasury denies breaking law over 'black hole' in public finances The way information is provided to the Office for Budget Responsibility is being changed following issues in March Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024
Rachel Reeves gives top official vote of confidence in row over Budget black hole cover-up Exclusive: The chancellor gave officials a vote of confidence ahead of she and her Treasury permanent secretary James Bowler facing questions from MPs today The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024
No more Mr Nice Guy. Rish! is embracing Boris Johnson’s brand of making stuff up Sunak’s Labour tax-rise accusations are a sign he’ll stop at nothing to court the rightwing press The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Starmer says Sunak broke ministerial code with £2,000 Labour tax claim Labour leader accuses PM of ‘resorting to lies’ in TV debate as election campaign turns bitter and personal The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Rishi Sunak's £2,000 Labour tax hit claim slammed as 'unreliable figure' by independent checkers Damning verdict from Full Fact: Independent fact checkers weeding out the lies, half truths and false statements in the general election campaign Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s £2,000 Labour tax hike claim investigated by UK statistics regulator After the Treasury rubbishes the claim made during the first election TV debate, the PM is accused of lying ‘through his teeth’ and labelled a ‘pound shop Boris Johnson’ The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024
Reality check: the truth behind the Tories’ £2,000 tax claim All you need to know about Rishi Sunak’s tax claim, from who costed the figures, and how, to why it’s so controversial The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Sunak, Starmer and £2,000 tax 'lies' row: Party leaders at war over ‘£38bn hit for Britain’ under Labour Tories ramp up £2,000 tax blast but Labour lashes ‘lies’ Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024
Reeves accuses Sunak of lying after Treasury’s warning on ‘£2,000 tax rise’ claim Letter from senior Treasury official says ministers were told not to present their costings as civil service figures The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Martin Lewis pushes Cabinet minister Claire Coutinho to apologise on live TV for Labour £2,000 tax hike claim The Money Saving Expert challenged the Energy Security Secretary about the Tory tax allegation when she appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024
'Caught red-handed': Treasury official casts doubt on Rishi Sunak's tax claim A LETTER from a top civil servant in the Treasury has shown that claims made by Rishi Sunak in last night’s televised debate against Keir Starmer… The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024 Treasury rubbishes Rishi Sunak’s £2,000 tax hike election TV debate claim In a humiliating moment in the election for the prime minister, a scathing letter from top Treasury officials revealed that the figures relied on by Mr Sunak were nothing to do with the civil service
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022 Kwarteng had ‘all the advice’ but disregarded warnings on mini-budget, MPs told Treasury officials tell select committee they set out impacts of £45bn plan for former chancellor
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022 Truss overrules Kwarteng Treasury pick in bid to calm markets Veteran official gets permanent secretary role instead of reformer as fiscal plan is brought forward by three weeks
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 Treasury insider is the new top official in the department James Bowler is appointed permanent secretary following the sacking last month of Sir Tom Scholar.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022 Team Truss: 10 key people in PM’s inner circle As Liz Truss begins work in No 10, she will be relying on several lieutenants already known to her
Wales Online · May 25, 2022 Partygate report names or pictures 16 people - this is who they are Sue Gray, who led the inquiry, said it was in the public interest to name senior individuals involved
Nottingham Post · Apr 26, 2022 Langley Mill: 'Bored' kids causing havoc by racing on dirt bikes and setting fires in village Police want to reassure residents living there