UK Business Secretary Faces Renewed Investigation Over Solicitor Claims

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has reopened its inquiry into Jonathan Reynolds after new evidence emerged regarding his professional background.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is reinvestigating Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds over allegations he misrepresented himself as a solicitor despite never qualifying.
Reynolds’ LinkedIn profile and an old constituency website previously described him as a solicitor, though he only worked as a trainee solicitor before entering politics in 2010.
The SRA had closed the initial inquiry after Reynolds corrected his profiles but reopened the case after receiving new evidence, details of which remain undisclosed.
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has urged the SRA to prosecute Reynolds, calling the alleged misrepresentation a potential breach of the law and damaging to public trust in the legal profession.
Labour sources attributed the inaccuracies to administrative errors and emphasized Reynolds’ willingness to cooperate with the investigation to resolve the matter.