UK Commons Speaker criticizes Chancellor for disclosing Budget details to media before MPs.

UK Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle criticized Chancellor Rachel Reeves for disclosing Budget details to the media before informing MPs, calling it "supreme discourtesy." He emphasized that major policy announcements should first be made in Parliament, expressing disappointment over the lack of respect for elected representatives. Reeves plans to change fiscal rules to increase borrowing for public investment and is set to deliver her first Budget soon.

October 28, 2024
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