"The documents weren't published on our webpage itself. It appears there was a link that someone was able to access an external person. We need to get to the bottom of what exactly happened. We're going to do a full investigation. There'll be a full report to parliament. We're going to do that work quickly so people can have assurance in our systems and that can be restored."
"Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, has been speaking to broadcasters and defending her budget. It has not been easy because, although it went down relatively well with Labour MPs and the financial markets (no mean feat those are two groups whose wishes don't normally align), it is being hammered by the rightwing papers. Today is the day when the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Resolution Foundation, the two leading public spending thinktanks, publish their detailed assessments."
The Office for Budget Responsibility's budget report became public about 40 minutes before the chancellor announced the budget, allowing people to learn details in advance. Richard Hughes apologised to the chancellor and said an external link appears to have allowed access by an external person. Prof Ciaran Martin will be involved in the OBR's investigation. The OBR will carry out a full investigation and report to parliament to restore assurance in its systems. The chancellor defended the budget, which pleased Labour MPs and financial markets but drew criticism from rightwing papers. The Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Resolution Foundation will publish assessments; the Resolution Foundation said the manifesto tax pledge has cost working people and noted the chancellor froze personal tax thresholds for three more years.
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