Chancellor Rachel Reeves has responded to claims that she misled Cabinet ministers about the Budget.

Members of Sir Keir Starmer ’s top team have reportedly accused him and Ms Reeves of misleading the Cabinet , with The Times quoting an unnamed minister as describing the handling of the Budget as “a disaster from start to finish”.

“At no point were the Cabinet told about the reality of the OBR forecasts,” they told the newspaper.

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Speaking to BBC Wales at the Wales Investment Summit, the Chancellor said: “You would never expect the Prime Minister and Chancellor to go through all the detailed numbers.

“The cabinet are briefed on the morning of the Budget on the Budget numbers.

“Of course, we go through things that affect i

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