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Calls for multiple investigations following accusations that the chancellor misled the public

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Sir Keir Starmer will issue a defiant defence of the Budget after Rachel Reeves was forced to deny having lied about the state of the country’s finances in an effort to justify her £26bn worth of tax hikes.