Speaker Lindsay Hoyle and shadow chancellor Jeremy HuntThe Labour government is facing backlash over its Budget before it has even been unveiled – and not because of its tough policies.Both the Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle and shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt have called out the way in which the largest fiscal event of the year – set to be formally announced on Wednesday – is being presented.Here’s why they’re so angry, and how the government has responded.Why was the Commons Speaker angry?On Monday, Hoyle said it was “totally unacceptable” that chancellor Rachel Reeves had confirmed some of her financial plans to change the government’s fiscal rules to the media and not to parliament first.Reeves announced last week from Washington DC that she will rewrite the fiscal rules so she can increase borrowing for public investment by around £50bn.But the ministeri
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