Lindsay Hoyle ‘spitting feathers’ as Labour ‘leaks information’ ahead of budget
Martin Daubney said he has “never seen” the Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle “so angry” after he scalded Labour for “leaking information” ahead of the 2024 Budget.
Hoyle delivered a scathing rebuke to Labour’s Rachel Reeves for what he deemed “totally unacceptable” conduct.
In a furious speech at Westminster, Hoyle criticised the Chancellor for not informing the Commons first about her intention to change the Government’s fiscal rules.
Speaking about the Chancellor’s comments on GB News, Martin Daubney said: “An astonishing outburst from Lindsay Hoyle who is absolutely furious.
Martin and Chris shared their views on the Speakers outburst
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“I’ve never seen him that angry, he is spitting feathers about the fact that the Labour Party seems to have leaked to the press rather than announcing this change to fiscal rules in Parliament.”
GB News political editor Christopher Hope said: “I’m not surprised by that. I was forecasting on social media much earlier today that the Speaker was probably going to get bananas about this because what happened here is that he was very, very tough on the Tory government about briefing out, leaking, breathing out elements of budgets then.
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“So he’s got to be as tough, if not more tough as a former Labour MP, against the Labour Government.
“He was furious as he saw it, that Rachel Reeves set out her plans for borrowing to American News Network.
“He said last Thursday before telling MPs on Wednesday, ‘Why should MPs elected have to wait nearly a week to hear an announcement made six days ago by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves?’
“He is furious that there could even be an urgent question tomorrow, I expect from opposition MPs demanding to know why so much of the budget is being briefed out.”
Lindsay Hoyle told off Labour in the Commons today
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Speaking in the Commons today, Hoyle said: “It’s totally unacceptable to go around the world telling everybody rather than these Members.
“They were elected by the constituents of this country and they deserve to be treated better.”
He added that the government needs to “get their act together” and “respect members”.
Reeves confirmed a technical change in debt measurement during interviews at the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington DC last week.
Rachel Reeves will deliver the Budget on October 30 PA
Reeves also outlined her fiscal rules in the Financial Times, stating they would be “the rock of stability at the core of my Budget”.
Her first rule ensures day-to-day spending matches revenues, while the second aims to reduce debt as a share of the economy by the fifth year of the economic forecast.
Reeves emphasised: “Given the state of the public finances and the need to invest in our public services, this rule will bite hardest.”
She added: “Alongside tough decisions on spending and welfare, that means taxes will need to rise to ensure this rule is met.”
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