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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Matthew Dresch & Lizzy Buchan

Liz Truss holds emergency talks with budget watchdog after failing to calm markets

Liz Truss held crunch talks with the independent fiscal watchdog that lasted less than 48 minutes today amid chaos in the markets following the mini-Budget.

The Prime Minister and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng met members of the Office for Budget Responsibility(OBR) as the Government scrambles to stem the economic panic triggered by last Friday's tax-cutting blitz.

Richard Hughes, Andy King and Professor David Miles, members of the OBR's budget responsibility committee, were seen walking into No11 Downing Street at 9.45am. They emerged into the street at 10.33am.

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