No 10 denies Reeves misled public in run up to Budget

Harry FarleyPolitical correspondentReutersDowning Street has denied Chancellor Rachel Reeves misled the public about the state of the public finances in the run-up to this week's Budget. There were warnings ahead of the Budget that Reeves could face as much as a £20bn gap in meeting her rule of not borrowing for day-to-day spending.But in a letter to MPs, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)…