Afternoon summary
The Office for Budget Responsibility has refused to endorse the Conservative party claim that Rachel Reeves misled voters when she gave a pre-budget speech warning about the need for tax rises. (See 12.33pm.)
For a full list of all the stories covered on the blog today, do scroll through the list of key event headlines near the top of the blog.
UK ministers aim to ban cryptocurrency political donations over anonymity risks
Ministers are working to ban political donations made with cryptocurrency but the crackdown is not likely to be ready for the elections bill in the new year, Whitehall sources have said. Rowena Mason has the story.