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No 10 refuses to say if Rachel Reeves broke Ministerial Code over rental licence
Chancellor Rachel Reeves apologised for not obtaining a required selective rental licence for her Southwark home, with Sir Keir Starmer accepting the apology after consulting an ethics adviser.
- On Wednesday, Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer and MP for Leeds West and Pudsey, admitted she did not obtain a `selective` rental licence for her Southwark, London home and apologised for the “inadvertent error” after the Daily Mail revealed the breach.
- Relying on advice from a letting agent, the Chancellor said she and her family were unaware a licence was needed in Southwark, where a 2004 statute requires licences enforced by Southwark Council.
- Downing Street told reporters that the Ministerial Code allows an apology as resolution, but a No 10 spokesman declined to confirm if standards rules were breached or if evidence was reviewed.
- Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader, moved to draw a line under the row after Reeves apologised, following advice from Sir Laurie Magnus, independent adviser, while Opposition critics demanded an investigation.
- Ahead of the Budget next month, Sir Keir backed Rachel Reeves as Downing Street rejected claims she had escaped “scot-free” amid recent high-profile government exits including Angela Rayner.
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