Move by Tory leader, jerk, if journalist recalled financial shortfall (6,7)

'financial shortfall' is the definition.
(shortfall in a budget)

'move by tory leader jerk if journalist recalled' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'move' could be 'budge' (to budge is to move slightly) and 'budge' is found within the answer.
'tory' could be 'c' and 'c' is located in the answer.
'leader' could be 'f' (I have seen 'German leader ' mean 'f' so perhaps 'leader' could also mean 'f') and 'f' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...