How the standoff between Rachel Reeves and the OBR unfolded

Rachel Reeves has denied lying to the public in the buildup to last week’s budget. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/PA

Rachel Reeves has been accused of overstating the damage to the UK’s public finances from a downgrade of economic growth by the Treasury’s independent economic forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility.

In the aftermath of last week’s budget, the focus has turned to who knew what and when in the long run-up to the budget.