The i has managed to dig up what Reeves’ actual titles were at HBOS. Clue: it’s not economist…
From 2006 to 2009 Reeves is reported to have had the titles:
These roles were in a small team in the Complaints unit – as Guido revealed last month. Guido can also reveal that after Reeves departed HBOS the title of her direct successor was “Senior Manager Support, Complaint Customer Service.” A headhunter tells the i that “these are fairly senior roles, but not that senior in the grand scheme of banking. These roles would be some levels below the senior executive team. Oof…
After Guido caught the Chancellor changing her LinkedIn Reeves is blaming her staff for the fact it said ‘economist’ in the first place: “A source close to Ms Reeves explained to i the change was as a result of one of her staff incorrectly listing the job description on the business networking site.” Reeves has form for blaming staff – when her book was extensively plagiarised she said that “obviously I had research assistants on the book.” The buck stops at Chancellor of the Exchequer’s desk…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”