UNCOVERED: 7 - The Untold Story

Gambling giants warn of £700 million hit from Chancellor's betting duty hikes

The OBR said it expected the changes to raise an extra £1.1 billion a year for the Treasury by 2029-30

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

'External person' may have accessed leaked Budget document link, says under-fire OBR chief

OBR chairman Richard Hughes tells Radio 4’s Today: ‘It appears there was a link that someone was able to access - an external person’

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

Starmer says budget did not break manifesto tax pledge – as it happened

PM says: ‘We kept to our manifesto in terms of what we’ve promised. But I accept the challenge that we’ve asked everybody to contribute’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

Chancellor to face more questions after Budget overshadowed by major leak

The Chancellor’s decisions put Britain on course for a record tax burden as she hiked levies.

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

'You won't write my obituary': Under-fire Reeves hits back at critics of her tax and benefits Budget

The Chancellor’s statement put Britain on course for a record tax burden as she hikes levies

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

'Chilling effect' of Budget briefings cost London jobs, say bosses as Reeves defends her tax and spend plans

They also warned the Chancellor’s measures would have ‘little to no impact on growth in the round’

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025

Rachel Reeves targets UK’s wealthiest in £26bn tax-raising budget

Chancellor axes two-child benefit cap and cuts energy bills paid for by mansion tax and freezing tax thresholds

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

OBR warns Reeves’s budget still leaves public finances in ‘vulnerable’ position

Damaging events could knock finances off course, says Treasury’s independent forecaster as it downgrades growth outlook

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes early

By the time the chancellor reached the dispatch box, the OBR had accidentally published its verdict in full online

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

The Guardian view on Labour’s budget: real gains for children and struggling families are a welcome shift

Editorial: Rachel Reeves’s interventions will ease the cost of living and suggest a desire to revive growth and protect public services

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025