Oh Rachel....

[Rockets]

BBC News - Chancellor admits breaking housing rules by renting out home
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd04d0yxnrvo

 

One wonders if Southwark will go after her....;-)

[malumbu]

Oh give it a break.  We have an MP who makes racist comments, yet our media (and what seems like this Forum) that generally hate Labour (and loved Johnson) are just out looking for the dirt.

It's a move on, nothing to see here.  Particularly if she used a letting agency.

[vladi]

We are given to understand that she delegated the task of letting it out to an estate agent.  This suggests it's the agent who is responsible.

[David Peckham]

The Standard are reporting the rental home as being in East Dulwich. I hadn't realised she was that local.

 

"Rachel Reeves apologises for London rental rules breach as Tories demand her sacking | The Standard" https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/rachel-reeves-rental-rules-break-east-dulwich-family-home-southwark-council-b1255584.html

[Moonglum]

50 minutes ago, vladi said:

We are given to understand that she delegated the task of letting it out to an estate agent.  This suggests it's the agent who is responsible.

I'm not sure Southwark would be particularly sympathetic to that argument if it wasn't someone in government making it. Fundamentally it is her responsibility to check as a landlord, and just good common sense to check after what happened to Angela Rayner for her own sake

[first mate]

I view this as a bit of unnecessary political point scoring. I mean, it's not as if she has more important things on her mind. She should get a rap on the knuckles but resignation? I don't think so.

Quite how the Tories have the temerity to point fingers after the shambles and outright corruption that took place over Covid, I really don't know.

[Dulwichway]

https://youtube.com/shorts/K0OH5Xo-ZhA?si=MK7L

[ianr]

I'm not going to bother to even look at the page of a video clip if you don't give some explanation of what it's about and your reason for suggesting I view it.

[Dulwichway]

3 minutes ago, ianr said:

I'm not going to bother to even look at the page of a video clip if you don't give some explanation of what it's about

The title of this topic might be a clue! 🙄😆