'I was never questioned over expenses': Reeves

RACHEL Reeves has defended herself from claims she was the subject of an investigation into her expenses while working at a retail bank, saying she was 'never questioned' on the issue.

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In her first comments since the BBC reported she had been subject to an investigation while working at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), the Chancellor said: "No-one ever raised any concerns about my expenses." Insisting her expenses had been submitted and approved 'in the proper way, she added: "I was never questioned, never asked to pay back any expenses." Ms Reeves worked at the bank between 2006 and 2009.