OBR overhaul will not prevent Liz Truss-style crisis, Reeves warned
Former official says Chancellor’s ‘fiscal lock’ would fail to stop future reckless spending
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Former official says Chancellor’s ‘fiscal lock’ would fail to stop future reckless spending
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