Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached rules on declaring freebies, watchdog finds
Rachel Reeves unwittingly broke parliament rules by failing to declare gifts: watchdog
- Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached parliamentary rules by failing to declare gifts on time, according to the standards commissioner.
- The breach involved free theatre tickets from the National Theatre, which she did not register within the required 28 days.
- Ms Reeves attributed the oversight to ambiguity regarding whether the hospitality was received in her capacity as a minister or an MP.
- Standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg accepted the breach was inadvertent but advised Ms Reeves to pay greater attention to the rules.
- Ms Reeves apologised for the error and pledged to ensure all future gifts are declared in line with Commons regulations.