On Thursday, the BBC reported Ms Reeves and two colleagues at HBOS had been investigated over their expenses, with an initial inquiry suggesting they appeared to have broken the bank’s rules, but it was unclear what happened next.
Rachel Reeves has defended herself from claims she was the subject of an investigation into her expenses while working at a retail bank, saying she was “never questioned” on the issue.
In her first comments since the BBC reported she had been subject to an investigation while working at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), the Chancellor 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.”.
Ms Reeves worked at the bank between 2006 and 2009.
