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‘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

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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

'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

Evening Standard

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

FourFourTwo

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

FourFourTwo

‘They say similar things’: Arne Slot believes Liverpool bosses share his explanation of Premier League slump

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

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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

The Independent UK

How Arne Slot aims to turn Liverpool into Europe’s footballing superpower

Liverpool could end up spending £400m this summer as they look to build on Premier League glory

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool’s ‘take it or leave it’ £110m bid for Alexander Isak rejected by Newcastle

Liverpool have had a £110m bid for Alexander Isak rejected by Newcastle and do not intend to submit a second offer for the striker in this transfer window

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The Guardian - UK

Howe’s dilemma as Newcastle’s Saudi owners can’t ignore case to sell Isak

Liverpool’s record bid for striker and their offer for Howe target Hugo Ekitike cast major doubts over manager’s plans for new season

Evening Standard

OBR boss denies forecast drove welfare cut proposals

Richard Hughes, facing the Commons Treasury Committee, rejected the suggestion the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast was now driving policy.

The Guardian - UK

No Half Measures leaves trainer Richard Hughes in tears after July Cup success at 66-1

The four-year-old filly was the biggest-priced winner in the July Cup’s 149-year history as the tricast including Big Mojo and Run To Freedom paid out nearly 28,000-1

Evening Standard

London stocks close higher as latest US tariff rates received

The FTSE 100 index closed up 47.65 points, 0.5%, at 8,854.18.

Evening Standard

Public finances on ‘unsustainable’ path due to spending promises, says OBR

Richard Hughes told a briefing in Liverpool that the projected rise in state pension spending would contributed to growing UK national debt.

Roll Call

CDC’s overhauled vaccine panel presses on despite concerns - Roll Call

Public health community has raised concerns about how the newly-picked vaccine panel may influence decisions going forward.

Sports Illustrated

‘I Didn’t Expect’—Florian Wirtz Reveals What Convinced Him to Join Liverpool

Florian Wirtz has revealed that Liverpool “really convinced” him to make a British record move from Bayer Leverkusen, admitting it initially wasn’t an easy decision to leave his native Germany.

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