When the discrepancy came to light, shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick claimed Mr Reynolds had “fabricated his CV” and shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith has asked the ministerial standards watchdog to investigate.
A spokesperson for the Solicitors Regulation Authority said the watchdog had previously looked at the issue “and contacted Mr Reynolds about the profiles”, but was now reinvestigating.
Labour sources stressed that the business secretary immediately corrected an administrative error on his LinkedIn profile when this was highlighted to him, adding that the SRA did not contact Mr Reynolds before briefing the media.
The solicitors’ watchdog is investigating business secretary Jonathan Reynolds after he said he was a member of the profession on his CV despite having never qualified.
A spokesperson for the Solicitors Regulation Agency said the watchdog was looking into ‘further information’ about Mr Reynolds’ previous claim.
