House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has criticized Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves for publicly disclosing details of the budget prior to its official announcement in Parliament on Wednesday.
Speaking in the Commons on Monday, Hoyle stated that important government policy decisions should be first announced in Parliament, receiving "proper, sustained scrutiny" from elected politicians rather than "American news channels." Hoyle claimed Reeves's behavior was "a supreme discourtesy," and stated that he was "very disappointed."