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In a speech, Sir Keir said he was "proud" of the Budget, highlighting measures aimed at reducing child poverty and the cost-of living.

The UK's official forecaster confirmed the market-sensitive report was accessed 43 times from 32 different computers in the hour before the chancellor's speech.

A highlight of such visits is the spectacular state banquet in St George's Hall, where the King and president will make speeches, with celebrity guests enjoying a showcase dinner.

In a pre-Budget speech on 4 November, Reeves strongly hinted at tax rises after warning that the UK's productivity performance was "weaker than previously thought".

And let's be clear: much of what we heard from the chancellor in her breakfast speech that morning almost four weeks ago reasonably laid the ground for what was to come.