Since BBC News reported on Thursday that Rachel Reeves had exaggerated her online CV and had been investigated over her use of expenses while working at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), Labour colleagues have mounted a robust defence of the chancellor.

Tax attack. In campaign mode, Reeves stated that higher taxes were unnecessary and emphasised the need for growth. She then went onto launch the biggest tax raid since 1993 in her autumn Budget. Incredibly, she’s since distanced herself from her own promises.

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