Has Healey’s military-style budget secrecy really played out so differently to past budgets?

October 25, 2026 · 7:35 pm 1 sources

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• Has Healey’s military-style budget secrecy really played out so differently to past budgets?
  The Guardian · October 25, 2026 19:35
  Chancellor was said to be worried about market-sensitive leaks, yet significant policies have been heavily trailed in the media The public has been told repeatedly that John Healey is so concerned about budget leaks that he has set up defence-style “compartmentalisation” to prevent the Treasury’s…