Reynolds Finally Corrects Record After Saying He Was a ‘Solicitor’ in Commons – Guido Fawkes

Reynolds Finally Corrects Record After Saying He Was a ‘Solicitor’ in Commons

In a point of order Jonathan Reynolds tonight corrected the official record after claiming to have been a solicitor in the House of Commons:

“Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. On a point of order it has come to my attention that in a speech I gave on the 28th of April 2014 recorded in column 614 of Hansard on the subject of High Speed Rail I made a reference to my experience of using our local transport system in Greater Manchester when I worked as a solicitor in Manchester City Centre. I should have made clear specifically Madam Deputy Speaker that was a reference at the time to being a trainee solicitor. This was an inadvertent error and although this speech was over a decade ago as it has been brought to my attention I would like to formally correct the record and I seek your advice on doing so.”

Guido brought the matter to Reynolds’ attention. The Solicitors Regulation Authority opened an investigation into the business secretary three weeks ago.  The Commons was only one of several places where the claim was made, including on official election material, LinkedIn, a parliamentary bio, and newspaper write-ups. Can’t correct the record on those as easily…

UPDATE: Robert Jenrick says: “Reynolds should apologise for the many other instances, spanning well over a decade, where he deliberately lied about his qualifications. As a former DPP, Starmer knows Reynolds broke the law. Unless Starmer sacks him, it’ll be another cases of two-tier justice under Two-Tier Keir.”