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Pensions minister Torsten Bell has been quietly promoted to help the Chancellor prepare for an autumn Budget where she has to fill a black hole in the public finances estimated at…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is estimated by economists to be facing a £50billion 'black hole' in the public finances ahead of her next Budget.