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Reeves defends £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash as watchdog urged to investigate ‘false briefings’

The chancellor doubled down on her tax hikes, saying she wasn’t willing to cut public services

The Independent UK

Reeves defends Budget tax and spending choices as ‘fair and necessary’

The Chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’.

Evening Standard

Transfer strategy and Arne Slot reduce Liverpool to ‘Brendan bad’ levels

Not since 2014 have Liverpool struggled so much, with questions aimed at directors and players such as Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz

The Guardian - UK

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We owe Chelsea Football Club the biggest of apologies

In today’s Football Daily: perhaps Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital et al are football romantics after all

The Guardian - UK

OBR challenges claims Reeves dropped income tax rise due to rosier forecasts

Official forecaster’s chair says chancellor knew about revised predictions well before her budget change of heart

The Guardian - UK

From the OBR to Panorama cock-ups – what does count as a career-ending mistake these days?

IN FOCUS : Roughly one in five Brits have made what they considered a ‘critical mistake’ at work. While it may be nothing compared to the mistake at the OBR this week, which published Rachel Reeves’s budget before she had announced it, what is seen as career-ending now? Lydia Spencer-Elliott…

The Independent UK

‘Mortified’ OBR chief prepared to resign if Reeves loses confidence in him over Budget leak

Richard Hughes has written to the Chancellor and Commons Treasury Committee chair Dame Meg Hillier to apologise for the incident

The Independent UK

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Sadly, this taxing Reeves Budget does nothing for business or growth

Labour has no ministers with any business experience and appear deaf and unsympathetic to what is required for growth.

Evening Standard

‘External person’ may have leaked Budget document link, says OBR chief

Contentious Budget was leaked nearly an hour before chancellor was set to announce it

The Independent UK

‘Mortified’ OBR chair hopes inquiry into budget leak will report next week

Reuters news agency says it obtained document after visiting URL it predicted file would be uploaded to

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves insists tax on working people kept at ‘absolute minimum’ at Budget

The Chancellor struck a defiant tone, saying: ‘You’re not going to write my obituary,’ a day after her statement.

Evening Standard

'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

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

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

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Evening Standard

'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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Evening Standard

Reeves launches £26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements will leave 1.7 million people paying more income tax.

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Liverpool’s secret weapon gives Reds upper hand in Antoine Semenyo chase despite Arsenal preference

Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo is in high demand as the January window approaches

The Guardian - UK

A make-or-break budget: inside the Treasury before Labour’s crucial day

From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance

The Independent UK

Liverpool were prepared to let Salah and Van Dijk leave for free, chairman reveals

The club would have parted ways with two of their most high-profile players if they had demanded too much money

FourFourTwo

This Liverpool squad isn't built for the Premier League anymore - and this is why

Liverpool have begun their title defence by unravelling dramatically, with what's becoming apparent is a squad built for a different time and a different league

The Independent UK

Slot says his employers agree with his analysis that injuries are a major reason for Liverpool losing six of their last seven games

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool will not change attacking style despite recent slump, says Slot

The Liverpool head coach, preparing to host Aston Villa on Saturday after six defeats in seven games, said: ‘We need to do better in not conceding goals’

The Guardian - UK

Treasury ‘putting the squeeze’ on OBR over Labour growth plans amid tensions over downgrade

Rachel Reeves may have to find up to £30bn in tax rises or spending cuts if forecaster revisits expectations

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