US EditionMPs watchdog probes Reeves' theatre tickets declaration
- Parliament’s standards commissioner launched an inquiry on April 29, 2025, into Chancellor Rachel Reeves for failing to promptly disclose complimentary tickets to a theatre performance in London.
- The investigation follows Reeves' failure to register four National Theatre tickets received on December 27 until March 27, breaching the 28-day declaration rule for MPs' financial interests.
- The tickets, valued at £276, included one for Reeves and three for family members, and were recorded on her ministerial register on time but entered late in her MP register due to an administrative oversight.
- A spokesperson for Reeves confirmed that her financial disclosures have been properly filed and are current, while Reeves herself stated she would refrain from accepting complimentary tickets in the future, emphasizing that she believed her actions were appropriate.
- The inquiry, which does not imply wrongdoing, could lead to sanctions or an apology if rules were broken, while the probe damages Labour amid criticisms over ministers accepting various gifts including Taylor Swift concert tickets.
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Reeves probed over late theatre ticket declarations
Dear oh dear. Rachel Reeves has found herself in yet another spot of bother, as it transpires that the Chancellor is under investigation for a late declaration of theatre tickets. The Labour politician is being probed by Westminster’s standards watchdog for belatedly declaring two sets of gifted tickets from the National Theatre after the freebies
Evening Standard
Rachel Reeves under investigation by standards watchdog over ticket declaration
The National Theatre tickets were accepted and received on December 27 but were not declared on the members’ register of interests until March 27.
The Sun
The US SunBlow for Reeves as she's being probed for failing to properly declare freebies
RACHEL Reeves was last night under investigation for failing to properly declare her freebies. Parliament’s sleaze-buster opened a probe into the Chancellor over hospitality National Theatre tickets. The Labour Minister went to a show with her family last December, but only registered the £276 gift in March. An investigation into a possible breach of the MPs’ code was opened on Monday by the Commons Standards Commissioner. While a late entry wou…
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