LONDON, UK

The Times has received information from disgruntled senior government sources that the Labour leadership was not consulted on the Government's response to the Scottish welfare referendum result.

This follows reports surfacing late last night that cabinet also was not consulted on the response.

The cabinet is reportedly engaged in fierce debate over the content of the statement, and most saliently about who was and was not consulted.

The Government has been under increased scrutiny lately as the governing coalition has lost MPs to inactivity reviews, and cracks are forming internally on the lack of information flowing from the cabinet office to other ministries, and even to the junior party of government.

Senior press officer for the Government, /u/WillShakespeare99, released the following statement denying the claims: "The Prime Minister had told the cabinet about his proposed solution in light of the referendum, and the Government's leadership had discussions about the commission."

The office of the Labour leader, /u/nukemaus, however, declined to comment on the story when contacted by the Times.

The Leader of the Opposition, /u/thenoheart, commented, "This is yet another example of a Government making decisions without consulting anybody. In a way I am not surprised Labour were not consulted about this issue."