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They've been spouting out this '£22b black hole' line for weeks, but now they suddenly need time to make sure the figures are accurate?
A full itemised breakdown is a different level of rigor than a "to the closest billion, what's going on?" request made civil servants as part of an incoming government. Given the statements made by the OBR themselves the idea that 22bn is inaccurate or false is pure cope.
Also, the FT not actually linking to their FOI request means you cannot see exactly what they requested, and a high level of detail could well lead to other disclosure problems (eg if overspend occurs in front line military).