if it hadn t been public. political commentator, jo phillips, says launching an inquiry into how the information came out isn t a good move for the chancellor politically. it underlines what he has done. however, it is illegal to leak tax status. there is a vague possibility, i suppose, status. there is a vague possibility, isuppose, of status. there is a vague possibility, i suppose, of some criminal proceedings following. my experience and both of us might have been around long enough to have heard of umpteen leaks and what actually happened, not very much, with the notable exception of gavin williamson who was sacked by theresa may as defence secretary for a leak from the national security council in 2019. i think it probably would have been betterfor the in 2019. i think it probably would