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Sir Keir Starmer has said Rachel Reeves will face no further action over her “inadvertent failure” to obtain a rental licence for her south London home.
It follows a turbulent 24 hours for the chancellor, in which she was accused of breaking the law and the Conservatives called for her to resign or be sacked.
In a letter published on Thursday night, the prime minister said correspondence shared by the chancellor “shows that the oversight regarding the licence occurred after your husband had been told by the estate agents that they would apply for a licence on his behalf”.
However, the application “did not occur”.
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Sir Keir continued: “It is clearly regrettable that the information in this correspondence was not shared with me when you wrote to me last night, but I fully accept that you were not aware, at that stage, of these emails.
“I understand that the relevant emails were only unearthed by your husband this morning, and that you have updated me as soon as possible.”
The PM then labelled the incident “an inadvertent failure” and said he sees “no need” for further action.
The government has also published a letter from Sir Laurie Magnus, an independent adviser on ministerial standards, to Sir Keir.
He wrote: “It is regrettable that information provided on successive days has generated confusion, but I find no evidence of bad faith.”
The letters came after Ms Reeves had received an apology from a lettings agency after the company confirmed it offered to apply for a rental licence and then failed to do so.
On Wednesday evening, the Daily Mail reported Ms Reeves had failed to pay for a “selective” licence when renting out her family home in Dulwich, south London, which she has left while living in Downing Street as chancellor.
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