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A Tory staffer might just have given away bits of the Budget five weeks early.

A visitor to Number 11 held what appears to be a sensitive Treasury document in full view of cameras.

It's the latest in a string of documents snapped by the waiting photographers camped out on Downing Street.

Most recently, sections of Theresa May's Florence speech on Brexit a week before it was delivered.

The text of the document is difficult to decypher, but appears to refer to a "freeze".

And it seems to end with a warning about "small print" and "controversial elements".

The photographer said the document was held by an "unknown chap" heading in to Number 11 this morning.

Here's what we can make out from the picture

(Image: Steve Back)

The visible text reads:

"...manifesto and then freeze it thereafter."

"...and then freeze at [number, possibly £12.5k or £125k]

"...questions."

"...20/21 at [number, possibly £14.5k] and then change it to..."

"...then freeze it again."

"...and then freeze at £50k"

"...2021/22"

"...[number, possibly £15 bn]"

"...which would raise £2.5 billion for every..."

"...in 2021/22 and [...]changes to..."

"...(£2.5 bn for £1.75 bn cost)"

"...[...] Preview advice I have ..."

"...restructuring of the rules of the..."

"...there are some other [spends? sources?] to..."

"...as well as further [small print?]"

"...controversial elements..."