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Sir Keir Starmer insists budget leaks and leadership speculation did not come from him
Starmer denied involvement in pre-Budget leaks revealing dropped tax plans and new charges, pledging a thorough inquiry and action against responsible individuals.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said `I want to stop these leaks`, denying any involvement in pre-Budget leaks at Parliament's Liaison Committee.
- Last week, the Financial Times published a story 13 days before the Budget revealing a dropped income tax rise plan and leaks of a pay-per-mile levy on electric vehicles and a tourist tax.
- Amid questions about briefings, Sir Keir Starmer said procedures put in place give assurance that ministers, his team and staff are not leaking, and special advisers assured briefings against Wes Streeting did not come from Downing Street last month.
- Starmer said the inquiry into the leaks will go wherever the evidence takes it, and he will take appropriate action if there is a finding, recalling his Crown Prosecution Service tenure.
- On Monday, Parliament's Liaison Committee questioned the prime minister about leaks as the probe continues; last week Chancellor Rachel Reeves ordered a Treasury review and forensic IT examination after early OBR assessment access.
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Starmer says he will ‘get to the bottom’ of pre-Budget leaks
The Prime Minister said he had no reason to believe that a leak of plans ahead of the Budget had come from No 10.
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Sir Keir Starmer Insists Budget Leaks And Leadership Speculation Did Not Come From Him
The prime minister told parliament’s liaison committee a leak to the Financial Times 13 days before the budget, revealing a proposal to increase income tax had been dropped, was “unacceptable”. “It was not a briefing that was signed off by me or any of my ministers or officials,” he told the committee, which is made up of the chairs of select committees. “It was unacceptable.” Politics latest: Starmer ’10 out of 10′ gutted about doctors’ strike …
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