Jonathan Reynolds, who never finished his training contract because he quit to stand for parliament in 2010, claimed on his old constituency website that he worked as a solicitor at the Manchester branch of the law firm Addleshaw Goddard before becoming an MP.
It comes amid growing questions over Rachel Reeves’ CV, following allegations the chancellor exaggerated her Bank of England experience, after a BBC investigation found she stopped working for the bank nine months earlier than stated on her LinkedIn profile.
Asked about the controversy, Home Office minister Dame Diana Johnson admitted there may have been “mistakes made by administrative staff”, telling Times Radio: “I’ve looked at his website, and it’s very clear that he’s talking about being a trainee solicitor.
“This is clearly an admin error, as you can't be the former before being the latter, unless you have a time machine”, they said, adding that the LinkedIn profile was written by a member of his staff not Mr Reynolds himself.
There were also allegations she was investigated for using company expenses in a former job to buy handbags, perfume, earrings and wine for colleagues in her job at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS).
