Member

I also wish to speak in favour of amendment 2, which would enable the OBR to notify the independent adviser on Ministers’ interests if they think a failure to request a report ahead of a fiscal event might constitute a breach of the ministerial code. The 2022 mini-Budget was clearly the moment when the Conservative party’s carelessness took our country to the brink. However, we should not forget that it was the culmination of years of mismanagement and disregard for the principles of good governance from a Conservative party that considered itself to be above the rules. Sidelining the OBR ahead of a major fiscal event was the pinnacle of the arrogance we had seen so many times before.