A whistleblower's report has raised concerns about Chancellor Rachel Reeves' expenses during her time as a customer relations manager at HBOS in 2009.
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Specifically, it alleges that Reeves claimed expenses for a bottle of champagne intended for a junior colleague, who later denied receiving it.
It follows a series of revelations by the BBC about an investigation into Reeves and two other senior managers at HBOS who were said to have used expenses to “fund a lifestyle” of dinners, events, taxis and gifts.
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According to the documents seen by The Times concerns were raised about Reeves’ use of expenses to buy a bottle of Moët and Chandon for another more junior colleague working in the department.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves allegedly claimed 29.93 ($37.70) in expenses for a bottle of champagne purchased at a Tesco store in Leeds, alongside her groceries. The expense claim categorised the champagne as "colleague entertaining and incentives", despite the intended recipient reportedly denying receipt of the gift.
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The same expense claim also shows Reeves billed the company 9.40 ($11.84) for sweets for her team, 4.92 ($6.20) for biscuits for an away day and 1.34 ($1.69) for a birthday card.
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