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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Rowena Mason

Corbyn and Reeves among MPs who claimed accountants’ fees on expenses

Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons in June.
Rachel Reeves (centre) in the House of Commons in June. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

The shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn were among 12 MPs who used parliamentary expenses to claim for professional accountancy advice to help with tax returns, documents show.

The expenses claims relate to the 2021-22 tax year for earnings which had to be declared under HMRC’s self assessment system.

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