“It’s a bit of a gaffe on the expenses, as far as I can see with all of the coverage, there is nobody on the record making specific allegations against it.<\/p>\n

“Indeed, one of the one of the HR officials from Halifax, Bank of Scotland, where she worked after she worked at the Treasury, has said that it doesn’t recognise this issue at all.<\/p>\n

“Rachel Reeves this afternoon has come out and said very clearly that she’s not being questioned and these issues have never been raised with her at the time that she was there at the boss.<\/p>\n

“I think the crucial thing amidst all of this is, as the first woman Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves did work at the Bank of England in senior roles.<\/p>\n

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“She did work at the US embassy as an economist, did work at the then biggest bank in the country, and has got a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, which is one of the finest.”<\/p>\n

The BBC had reported that HBOS opened an investigation into the spending culture of Reeves’ department during her time at the bank between 2006 and 2009.<\/p>\n

According to the broadcaster, a whistleblower complained about excessive expenses use by Reeves and two senior colleagues.<\/p>\n

The Chancellor has directly responded to the expenses allegations, speaking publicly for the first time since the reports emerged.<\/p>\n

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