Badenoch blasts Reeves 'black hole' was fake, her CV was fake' and she 'belongs in la la land'

"One of his ministers said the Chancellor and Prime Minister 'look weak and incompetent', the country agrees! We know there were endless Treasury briefings to justify raising taxes on hard-working people to pay for benefits, and those briefings had real-world consequences! Hundreds of thousands of people drew down their pension - an irreversible act. If the head of the OBR had to resign over market-sensitive leaks, why is the Chancellor still in her job?"

"The handling of this Budget has been a disaster from start to finish. Who said that? Was it him? Was it her? In fact, I think it was probably her, actually! It was probably the Chancellor!"

"No one believes a word that the Prime Minister says! We know [Rachel Reeves's] 'black hole' was fake, her book was fake, her CV was fake, even her chess claims are made up! She doesn't belong in the Treasury, she belongs in la la land!"

Kemi Badenoch confronted Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves during Prime Minister's Questions over the Autumn Budget. Badenoch labelled the Budget's handling a disaster and accused ministers of briefing against their own Chancellor. She blamed Treasury briefings for real-world consequences, claiming hundreds of thousands drew down pensions and noting an OBR resignation over leaks. Sir Keir accused the Tories of leaving a £22 billion black hole and cited downgraded productivity. Badenoch dismissed demands for an apology, accused Reeves of fabricated claims about a black hole, a book, a CV and chess achievements, and said millions were hung out to dry.

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