Rachel Reeves under investigation by parliament’s standards watchdog

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the UK, is under investigation of Parliament Watchdog for failing to register a gift.

Investigation by the Parliamentary Standard Commissioner to investigate “registration of interest” ReevesAccording to an update published on the UK Parliament website on Wednesday afternoon. The investigation was opened on Tuesday, adding it.

An event Investigation This does not mean that any rules have been broken, but possible violations of the rules are being investigated.

A person close to Reeves said that he was registered in the investigation into the National Theater Tickets in December and later registered in the MPS’s article.

According to the website of the Parliament, the register has any MP of any financial interest, or any of their benefits, and “MPs must register any changes in their registration.”

The register of the MPS shows that Reeves 2 December received four tickets for himself and three family members on December, which was given by the National Theater and has a price of £ 276. The gift was registered on March 27.

The tickets were registered on time, but in the article of the ministers’ interest, the Chancellor’s close person said he referred to the parliamentary commissioner for the standard.

A spokesman for Reeves says: “The Chancellor’s interests have been fully declared and up to date.”