Too many unauthorised pre-budget leaks, says Reeves

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said there were too many unauthorised leaks ahead of her Budget last month.The amount of media stories about what might in her statement led to criticism from Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who labelled it the "hokey-cokey Budget," telling MPs "one minute it's in, the next minute it's out". The source of the leaks, particularly one made to the Financial Times on 13 November suggesting the…