'Bogus black hole falling to pieces'

LABOUR'S "bogus" black hole is crumbling as the Treasury fails to provide key details on the £22billion funding gap, Shadow Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned.

- Michael Knowles

The Treasury rejected a Freedom of Information request, saying officials needed more time to ensure figures were "accurate". Mr Hunt seized on the admission and declared: "This fictitious black hole is purely of Labour's own making." Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are using the alleged £22billion overspend to justify axing the winter fuel allow