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"This house should hear it first, we expected to hear it first" Commons speaker slams government after tiers appear online before announcement
The Government was today given a dressing-down by the Commons speaker after tier decisions were revealed on its website before the announcement in the House.Health secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement around new restrictions in the House of Commons this morning, with areas divided into Tiers 1, 2 or 3.However - an albeit faulty - widget enabling the public to type in their postcode and learn their tier was released on the government website ahead of time.The decision sparked a stern reprimand from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons.Speaking before Mr Hancock's announcement, he said: "I do have an opinion.