The BBC reported she had been subject to an unfinished investigation while working at the bank, but Reeves said: “No one ever raised any concerns about my expenses.” Insisting her expenses had been submitted and approved “in the proper way”, she added: “I was never questioned, never asked to pay back any expenses.”.
Asked about the report when he appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Kyle said: “Unfortunately, the reporting has been totally inaccurate, and we heard yesterday that the person who was actually head of HR at that bank at that time says it’s untrue, said that she never, ever received a file on Rachel Reeves.”.
In her first comments since claims emerged that she was the subject of an investigation into her expenses while working at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), the chancellor said no one ever raised any concerns with her.
Asked about the accuracy of her LinkedIn profile on a visit to Nottinghamshire, Reeves told broadcasters: “I worked as an economist at the Bank of England between 2000 and 2006 before going to work in financial services for Halifax Bank of Scotland.
Rachel Reeves has defended herself and said it would be up to the public to judge her on her record as chancellor, after a BBC investigation raised questions about her job history and expenses.
