Healey faces questions over budget leak that moved bank shares
Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier writes to Treasury and FCA over possible improper release of inside information
John Healey is facing pressure to clarify whether he permitted a market-sensitive budget leak that moved bank share prices ahead of his budget statement. Meg Hillier, chair of the Commons Treasury select committee, has written to the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate whether a Bloomberg story published more than an hour before the budget might be considered an improper release of inside information about changes to the bank corporation tax surcharge.