Guido’s scoop on Rachel Reeves changing her LinkedIn from posing as an “economist” at the Bank of Scotland to merely working in “retail banking” at Halifax continues to make grim reading for the the Chancellor. Reeves is now facing mounting questions after being economical with the truth about her career credentials. So much her lofty promises of “integrity” and “transparency”…
The mainstream media, including The Telegraph, The Sun, The Mail, The Express, andGB News, have all followed the story. The Times headlined with “Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves to explain ‘fake claims’ on CV“, as Tory voices accuse her of “brazen lies.” Meanwhile, Reeves also fudged the numbers on her Bank of England tenure in an interview with Stylist, boasting of working there for a “decade,” despite working there for just six years. Pressure on the first female Chancellor to be forced to change her story on her “economic expertise” doesn’t look set to go away any time soon. You’re either in front of Guido, or you are behind…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”