No inquiry into rental rule break by Reeves

AN INVESTIGATION into Chancellor Rachel Reeves' admission that she fell foul of local housing rules when renting out her family home is "not necessary", Sir Keir Starmer has said.

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The Prime Minister gave his backing to Ms Reeves after consulting his independent ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus.

The Chancellor admitted to Sir Keir she did not obtain the required “selective” rental licence for her south London home when she moved into No 11 Downing Street after Labour won the election.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, she “sincerely” apologised for her “inadvertent error” of not obtaining the licence, which was revealed by the Daily Mail.

An exchange of letters between the PM and Ms Reeves revealed they had met to discuss the matter on Wednesday evening, after it came to light.