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…
Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked John Healey: “Just finally, I mean Andy Burnham has been very clear he wants Britain back in the European Union in his lifetime. Do you?”
The Chancellor replied: “I’m older than Andy Burnham. I don’t expect to see that.”