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'New information' about Rachel Reeves' rental arrangement received by PM and ethics adviser
Rachel Reeves apologized for failing to obtain a required selective rental licence for her Southwark home due to an oversight by her lettings agency, with no probe launched after ethics review.
- In a letter to the Prime Minister on Wednesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves admitted she did not obtain a `selective` rental licence and apologised, saying she has since applied for the required licence.
- Following a review of emails sent and received by Reeves' husband, Downing Street said Sir Keir Starmer and his independent adviser on ministerial standards received new information about the Chancellor's rental arrangements.
- Harvey Wheeler, lettings agency, apologised for an oversight after the property manager resigned on the Friday before the tenancy began, saying the landlord is responsible for applying for the licence.
- No 10 insisted she will still deliver the November 26 Budget, despite new information about Reeves' rental oversight, and Starmer said he `has full confidence` in Reeves.
- Despite the Prime Minister's attempt to draw a line under it, the row has reopened as opposition critics demand investigation, while Southwark Council notes enforcement involves 21 days to apply or face penalties up to 30000.
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Rachel Reeves faces no further action over landlord rule-break as letting agent takes responsibility
Sir Keir Starmer has told Rachel Reeves she faces no further action over her “inadvertent” failure to obtain a rental licence for her family home, after the Chancellor’s letting agent admitted culpability.
·Leeds, United Kingdom
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The Chancellor of the British Exchequer admitted an "involuntary" violation of the rules on property management. The Prime Minister goes straight: "The question is closed."
·Italy
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khbrknewsRachel Reeves survives permit row, but questions it raises cut deeper
The chancellor's oversight may seem minor, but it highlights both her weaknesses and the political peril her departure would pose to Downing Street ahead of a make-or-break budget.
·United Kingdom
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