DEFIANT Rachel Reeves says she was “never questioned” over claims she was subjected to an expenses probe when she worked in retail banking. The Chancellor hit back at accusations that she had been investigated along with two colleagues over claims for items such as handbags and perfume. She insisted her expenses had been submitted and then approved “in the proper way” while she worked at Halifax Bank of Scotland between 2006 and 2009.
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Ms Reeves insisted that “no one ever raised any concerns” while she was with the bank and that people should judge her on her record as Chancellor. She said: “I submitted, had processed and had my expenses signed off in the proper way as you would expect, and no issues were ever raised during my time at Halifax Bank of Scotland.”. She added: “I was never questioned, never asked to pay back any expenses.”.
The BBC who reported the claims said an initial inquiry suggested they appeared to have broken the bank’s rules but it was unclear what happened next. The purchases were made using “motivation cards” which allowed staff to reward high-performing colleagues and also expenses claims. David Sorensen, a lawyer who acted for the Chancellor when she left the bank, said she was not subject to “allegations of wrongdoing or misconduct” during her career there.
He was responsible for overseeing “a standard-style agreement adopted by the company when a mutually agreed exit was made during the bank’s restructure”. HR manager Jane Wayper, whose LinkedIn page says she left in 2008, said she would have been made aware of any issues in her position. Ms Wayper said; “I would have been made aware of any investigation which concluded there was a case to answer.
