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Telegraph, 26 Oct 2021
The Speaker is continuing his revenge against the Treasury for pre-briefing the details of the Budget, by ordering Rishi Sunak to answer questions about the package today.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle yesterday implied the Chancellor should resign over the announcements made to journalists about measures in this week's Budget before an official announcement was made to MPs.

But Treasury officials ignored his criticism to announce further measures, including the end to the public sector pay freeze.

Read the latest: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/10/26/sunak-budget-public-sector-pay-rise-national-living-wage/

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