Speaker Lindsay Hoyle rebukes Chancellor Rachel Reeves for policy announcement on TikTok

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has told Chancellor Rachel Reeves that important policy announcements must be made first to Parliament rather than on social media. Deputy Speaker read a letter stating that the ministerial code requires announcements to be delivered in the House when it is sitting. The letter said members of Parliament should be the first to know government actions.

The letter noted that posting videos on social media before informing the House does not follow the government's own rules. It added that ministers must do better in the new parliamentary session. The exchange occurred ahead of Reeves' scheduled statement to MPs on the same policies.