Chancellor Rachel Reeves hit out at 'frustrating' and 'unacceptable' leaks of her second Budget on November 26 and told MPs the Cabinet Office was now investigating

A full Budget leak inquiry is underway in government, Rachel Reeves has confirmed.

The Chancellor hit out at "frustrating" and "unacceptable" leaks of her second Budget and told MPs the Cabinet Office was now investigating. Treasury permanent secretary James Bowler told MPs the leak inquiry would cover ministers as well as officials and advisers.

Ms Reeves told the Treasury Committee: "The Budget had too much speculation, there were too many leaks, and much of those leaks and speculation were inaccurate.

"That is why I am doing something about it, because we cannot allow this to happen again. A leak inquiry is under way w

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