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Sophie Wingate

Starmer clears Reeves over ‘inadvertent’ failure to obtain rental licence

Sir Keir Starmer is taking no action against Rachel Reeves over her rental blunder (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has told Rachel Reeves she faces no further action over her “inadvertent” failure to obtain a rental licence for her south London family home.

The Chancellor previously admitted to mistakenly breaching local council housing rules by failing to secure a “selective” licence for the property when it was rented out following her move into No 11 Downing Street.

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