Did the Evening Standard owner jump the gun over George Osborne's plans?

Evgeny Lebedev: should the Evening Standard owner be more economical with his tweets? Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images

It looks like deja vu all over again. Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the Independent titles and the Evening Standard, appears to have broken the embargo on George Osborne’s autumn statement.

The Russian billionaire tweeted (and then deleted) an image of the Standard’s front page, revealing that the Treasury “will double every pound raised” by the Standard’s Christmas #GivetoGOSH appeal.

Evgeny Lebdedev’s deteted tweet

Those with good memories will recall that only two years ago, a Standard journalist tweeted its front page before Osborne had stood up for the 2013 budget. Editor Sarah Sands suspended the journalist and launched an investigation into the leak, saying “we are devastated that an embargo was breached and offer our heartfelt apologies”.

Monkey looks forward to hearing what stern action the paper takes against its owner.