James Cleverly has again suggested (see post below at 07.21) that the medium term fiscal plan could be delayed.
The foreign minister said Rishi Sunak will want to make sure the project “matches his priorities”.
He told BBC Breakfast: “Obviously the date for this fiscal state was originally set without any expectation of a change of prime minister. Now we’ve had a change of prime minister. Fortunately that’s happened very quickly, because nobody want uncertainty
“But the Prime Minister was appointed less than 24 hours ago. He is in the process of forming a Government. He will want some time with his Chancellor to make sure the fiscal position matches his priorities.
“Now, I don’t know if that means that date will slip, but as you suggested, the current date is only a couple of days away.
“The prime minister and chancellor know they have to work quickly on this, but they also want to get it right, so we’ll see what happens with that date.”
When told that a delay would lead to more uncertainty, Mr. Cleverly said that “a short delay, to make sure we get it right, I think is not necessarily a bad thing.”