“One is world leading, it’s where economists aspire to publish and it’s incredibly competitive to get published in the Journal of Political Economy — if you’re seeking an academic post or a professorship where you’ve published matters as much as what you’ve published,” he told The Times.
She was also backed by a former senior manager at the bank, former HR business partner Jane Wayper, who said she did “not recognise any of the accusations or claims that have been made against Rachel Reeves”.
Before entering parliament, the chancellor was one of three employees allegedly investigated by Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) for using her expenses to “fund a lifestyle” with inappropriate spending on dinners, events, taxis and gifts, a BBC investigation has claimed.
It comes amid growing pressure on the chancellor following allegations she used company expenses in a former job to buy handbags, perfume, earrings and wine for colleagues, and exaggerated her Bank of England experience on her CV.
Further questions are being raised over alleged exaggerations of Rachel Reeves’s credentials, after the chancellor was reported to have incorrectly claimed some of her work was published in one of the world’s leading economics journals.
