"Rachel Reeves has admitted to inadvertently breaking housing rules by renting out her south London home without the specific 945 licence required by the local council. The chancellor admitted the error to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, and to parliamentary ethics officers, after it was first disclosed by the Daily Mail. Reeves put her family home in Southwark up for rent after moving into No 11 Downing Street last year following Labour's election victory."
"A spokesperson said the chancellor had used a letting agency to manage the process, and that while she should have been aware of the obligation to buy the licence, she had not been advised that she needed one. She had not been made aware of the licensing requirement, but as soon as it was brought to her attention she took immediate action and has applied for the licence, Reeves's spokesperson said."
"The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, demanded further action be taken and called on the PM to launch a full investigation. Writing on X late on Wednesday, she cited Starmer saying lawbreakers can't be lawmakers and added: If, as it appears, the chancellor has broken the law, then he will have to show that he has the backbone to act."
Rachel Reeves rented her Southwark family home after moving into No 11 Downing Street and admitted inadvertently breaching housing rules by lacking the council's specific 945 licence. The chancellor informed the prime minister, Keir Starmer, and parliamentary ethics officers after the issue was disclosed. A spokesperson said a letting agency managed the rental and did not advise that the licence was required, and that Reeves applied for the licence as soon as she was made aware. The Conservative leader called for a full investigation and cited comments that lawbreakers cannot be lawmakers. Starmer said he had met Reeves.
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