Overview

• Rachel Reeves is under investigation by Parliament's Standards Commissioner for failing to declare four theatre tickets worth £276 within the required 28-day timeframe.
• The tickets, gifted by the National Theatre on December 27, 2024, were registered on the MPs' financial interests list three months later, on March 27, 2025.
• Reeves' spokesperson stated that the delay was due to an administrative oversight and emphasized that her financial interests are fully declared and up to date.
• The investigation does not imply a breach of rules, though it raises questions about adherence to transparency standards introduced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government.
• This follows earlier criticism of Reeves for accepting free concert tickets, which she defended on security grounds but later vowed not to accept again.