UK government's media tactics clash with parliamentary tradition


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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: British House Speaker Lindsay Hoyle listens as Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during question period at the Commons Chamber in London, Britain April 28, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – The speaker of Britain’s House of Commons chided the government on Monday for releasing chunks of its upcoming budget to the media before announcing it to lawmakers, suggesting ministers should resign over the affront. Finance minister Rishi Sunak is due to deliver his budget speech to parliament on Wednesday, but his ministry has issued a dozen press releases with cherry-picked details since Friday,...