UK Needs to Find Four Top Economists After Crises Force Exits

The UK government is looking to fill roles in four of the country’s most senior economic and statistical posts at the same time. It’s posing a challenge.

A series of crises has left two vacancies at the top of the UK statistics body and one at the Office for Budget Responsibility, the fiscal watchdog. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is also looking for a new chief economic adviser to replace second permanent secretary Sam Beckett who is taking early retirement.