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John Swinney: Rachel Reeves 'Untenable' as Chancellor After Having 'Very Clearly' Misled Public
John Swinney and SNP leaders accuse Chancellor Rachel Reeves of misleading ministers about public finances, prompting calls for her resignation and an ethics probe.
- First Minister John Swinney urged an ethics probe into Chancellor Rachel Reeves, saying her position was 'untenable,' and called for her to face consequences, in Edinburgh on Monday.
- Reeves is accused of overstating the shortfall in the run-up to last week's Budget, describing the fiscal situation as "much graver than it actually was" and repeatedly highlighting productivity downgrades to cabinet ministers.
- The UK Government said an Office for Budget Responsibility forecast showing 4.2 billion surplus did not account for later policy changes, while Kirsty McNeill praised the Budget's £150 energy relief and £10 billion for Scottish services.
- Swinney warned of a governance crisis, saying `If we cannot rely on the Chancellor of the Exchequer telling the truth... then the UK Government is in a dismal situation` as SNP figures urged Reeves to resign.
- The Scottish Government is weighing Budget implications ahead of the January Scottish Budget as cabinet ministers say they were misled before Wednesday's Budget, and Rachel Reeves denies lying despite critics judging her Sunday media round as unconvincing.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
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C 27%
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