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After a picture of the front page of the Evening Standard was sent out in error, the Labour front bench has been speed-reading. Ed Balls was told off by the deputy speaker for waving a copy of it at Osborne.
A statement from the editor of the Standard, Sarah Sands:
An investigation is immediately underway into how this front page was made public and the individual who Tweeted the page has been suspended while this takes place. We have immediately reviewed our procedures. We are devastated that an embargo was breached and offer our heartfelt apologies.

by Martin King 3/20/2013 1:04:10 PM

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