A high-profile debate erupted when Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves made quick-fixes to her professional background on LinkedIn; changing her Bank of Scotland position from economist to retail banking (which happened between 06 and 09)
The PMʼs deputy spokesman side-stepped questions about ministerial code violations instead highlighting her work: “The PM thinks Reeves found a 22-billion pound hole in finances and fixed things.“ However he didnt give straight answers about her job history claims
Reeves previous statements dont match up with official records - while she mentioned working “best part of a decade“ at Bank of England her LinkedIn shows just 6 yrs (from Sept 2000 to Dec 06). An old social-media post from 12 years back shows her describing herself as a “very junior Japan analyst“
A Treasury insider tried to clear things up saying: “She worked in retail banking using her economist background“; but questions remain. Robert Jenrick the shadow justice head pointed out: “Its one rule for her another for everyone else“
I shouldʼve done better... In future reprints I will make sure everything is properly referenced
The CV discussion follows last years book-writing mishap where Reeves admitted using Wikipedia text without proper citations in her work about female economists; which needed fixes for future editions