MPs raise questions about Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ CV | Global News Avenue

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ CV was under the spotlight at Prime Minister’s Questions after claims she had embellished some of her past achievements.

Reeves has previously said that before entering politics, she worked as an economist at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS).

However, her profile on the LinkedIn website has been changed to work in retail banking at HBOS.

Conservative MPs Graham Stuart and Alex Burghart – representing Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch at the weekly House of Commons meeting – and Reform Britain’s Lee Anderson all referenced the row when raising questions to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.

Reina is traveling to Brazil to attend the G20 summit of the world’s richest countries on behalf of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Burghardt accused the government of “fomenting” inflation and drew ridicule from Conservative MPs by mocking “real economists”.

“This morning economists in the City of London, real economists, said inflation will hit 3 per cent next year,” he told MPs.

Asked about changes to inheritance tax for farmers later in the meeting, Anderson said: “Does the deputy prime minister agree with me that this decision should be thrown in the bin with Rachel on the account resume?”

Renner deflected the question with a joke about Anderson’s own career.

“He talked about CV and it’s great to see (Anderson) has done well on his CV – having been a Labor MP, then a Conservative MP and now the Reform Party whip,” she said.

“Every time he switched parties, he got promoted.”

Minutes later, Conservative MP Graham Stewart said all MPs “recognized the authenticity” of Rayna’s backstory, including her experience as a care worker.

Stewart then mentioned recent cases in which people have gotten into trouble for lying about their experiences and achievements.

In June, Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderly fired His naval rank and years of service were exaggerated.

Last month, a woman Sentenced to jail She lied about her experience and qualifications for five years to get a job as a senior nurse in a unit caring for sick and premature babies.

Stewart asked Renner if he agreed “serious consequences are right and just in this case.”

“I know he wanted to do it,” Renner responded, before going on to defend Reeves.

“Our prime minister has shown in the past four months that he is more capable than the previous four prime ministers,” she said.

The questions continued after PMQs, with reporters trying to get the Prime Minister’s official spokesperson to intervene on the scene.

Asked whether Sir Keir wanted ministers to tell the truth on their CVs, she said the row “had to do with the chancellor’s tenure before becoming chancellor”.

But she added: “The prime minister is very clear that the most important thing is to have a chancellor who can balance the books, who can speak directly to the public and restore public finances.”

That’s what Reeves did, she told reporters.

Asked whether the prime minister was committed to keeping Reeves as chancellor to other members of parliament, she said: “I have never been in my position to speak on cabinet appointments, but the chancellor remains the chancellor.”

Reeves often highlights her financial credentials by pointing to the roles she held before becoming a councilmember.

However, the chancellor faces accusations that her role at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) has more to do with administration and IT than with the economy.

Her biography on the Labor Party website in 2010 said: “Rachel has previously worked as an economist at the Bank of England, the British Embassy in Washington and Halifax Bank of Scotland.”

In an interview with The Independent in 2011, Reeves is described as working in the retail department of HBOS.