Labour Row Grows as Minister Says Reeves Freebies Aren’t ‘Appropriate’ – Guido Fawkes

Labour Row Grows as Minister Says Reeves Freebies Aren’t ‘Appropriate’

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It’s bad timing for Reeves as a renewed freebiegate scandal rumbles on. On top of Sabrina Carpenter tickets she took £276 worth of freebies to see The Importance of Being Earnest and an adaptation of Neil Streatfield’s Ballet Shoes…

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has hit out at Reeves’ habit this morning on LBC. He said “I don’t personally think it’s appropriate. If I want to go to a concert at the O2 I’ll pay for it… I personally haven’t done, as I said, at the O2, and wouldn’t do.” He added “individual MPs, individual ministers make their own decisions.” Correct…

Yesterday transport secretary Heidi Alexander took a swipe at the Chancellor by claiming she hadn’t taken freebie tickets because she is “very busy diary.” Not much goodwill for Reeves from her frontbench colleagues this week…