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UK Deputy Chief Statistician Steps Aside as Data Crisis Spreads

A container ship in Felixstowe port, UK.

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The UK’s embattled statistics agency is quietly shaking up its top team after a string of high-profile problems with key economics data.

The Office for National Statistics is seeking a new director general for economic, social and environmental statistics as the agency’s number two, Mike Keoghan, will depart following a tumultuous period for the agency.