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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Donna Ferguson

Jonathan Reynolds ‘corrects record’ for referring to himself as ex-solicitor

Jonathan Reynolds.
The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has been accused of ‘criminal conduct’ by the Conservatives’ Robert Jenrick for his 2014 claim. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has “formally corrected the record” in parliament for referring to himself as a former solicitor during a 2014 speech.

During a debate on high-speed rail, Reynolds had said he “worked as a solicitor in Manchester city centre” before changing careers.

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