Speaker scolds Labour ministers for making major announcements on TikTok before Parliament
The Speaker of the House of Commons criticized Labour ministers for making significant announcements on TikTok before addressing Parliament. Sir Lindsay Hoyle emphasized that such actions violate the Ministerial Code, which mandates that policy announcements should be made in Parliament first. This criticism came ahead of a cost of living plan announcement by Rachel Reeves, which had already been leaked to the media.
- ▪The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, condemned Labour ministers for announcing policies on TikTok before informing MPs.
- ▪Hoyle stated that the Ministerial Code requires policy announcements to be made first in Parliament.
- ▪Deputy Speaker Judith Cummins also reprimanded the Chancellor for leaking details of the economic measures to the media prior to the official announcement.
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Independent TVShowing now | News01:14Holly Bishop Thursday 21 May 2026 15:16 BSTBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/tiktok-rachel-reeves-speaker-house-commons-video-b2981190.html","title":"Speaker scolds ministers for making major announcements on TikTok"}}Speaker scolds Labour ministers for making major announcements on TikTok before ParliamentThe Speaker of the House of Commons has slammed ministers for making major announcements on TikTok before making them in the chamber.Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday (21 May), ahead of Rachel Reeves' cost of living plan…
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