""This Budget has had more leaks than the Titanic," he said. "We elect officials to lead, not test every idea on the public like a focus group. At this rate we'll be voting on economic policy during Strictly.""
""Only in Britain can a whisper from Rachel Reeves move gilts harder than a Trump press conference moves crypto," he said. "It's less 'Budget strategy' and more 'live-action stress test'. Someone take the red box off her before the pound needs counselling.""
""These aren't accidental slips. They're incompetence or manipulation - neither builds the credibility a Chancellor needs when markets are already jittery," she said. "The 1947 standard was about protecting trust in the process. We need that standard back."}],"
Repeated leaks occurred ahead of the Budget, drawing comparisons to Labour Chancellor Hugh Dalton's 1947 resignation after briefing a journalist. The Office for Budget Responsibility accidentally published its full economic forecast online hours before the speech and apologised. The premature release showed GDP growth expected to reach 1.5%, lower than previously projected, confirmed a freeze of income tax thresholds until 2030/31, announced a new annual tax on properties over £2m from 2028, and indicated plans to raise £26bn in taxes by 2029-30. Business leaders say the leaks have shattered market confidence and some demand resignation.
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