Pensions minister Torsten Bell to take on additional Budget responsibilities

Bell will look at economic policy and help lead preparations for chancellor’s Autumn Budget

Jonathan Stapleton
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Pensions minister Torsten Bell is to help lead Budget preparations – taking on additional responsibility for economic policy.

An article in The New Statesman said the move will be formally announced to the Treasury by email this morning (27 August). The move comes as Budget speculation intensified over summer following...

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