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Reeves says she was ‘never questioned’ over HBOS expenses

Rachel Reeves insisted she was never questioned about her expenses as questions continued to swirl about her banking career before entering politics.

The Chancellor attempted to defend herself from allegations she was probed about the misuse of expenses while working at Halifax Bank in the 2000s.

A bombshell BBC exposé, published yesterday, revealed that a Whistleblower reported Ms Reeves to bosses accusing her of spending hundreds of pounds on handbags, perfume, earrings and wine.

The internal audit team found evidence of wrongdoing by Ms Reeves and her two colleagues, it is claimed, before passing the findings to the risk department in April 2009.

However, the next interview stage did not take place, nor is there evidence it reached a conclusion.

Rachel Reeves was visiting a building site in Nottingham when confronted about the row (Image: Getty)

In a stuttering performance, the Chancellor insisted she was “never questioned” over her expenses while working at …