Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached rules on gifts, says MPs watchdog
By: | Published: 2025-07-15 21:42:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
Chancellor Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached parliamentary rules by missing the deadline for registering gifts, the MPs’ watchdog has concluded.
In April, Reeves referred herself to the parliamentary commissioner for standards after she failed to declare tickets given to her by the National Theatre in the list of MPs’ interests within the required 28 days.
In a letter to the commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, Reeves said that “due to an oversight” she had initially only listed the donation in the register for ministers but not for MPs.
The commissioner noted Reeves’ apology for the late registration and said he would be closing his inquiry.
The investigation related to two donations made by the National Theatre in central London.
The first was for two tickets to a performance and a…
