Chancellor Rachel Reeves inadvertently recalled the deadline for registering the gift and violated the parliamentary rules, The MP’s watchdog has been concluded.
In April, Reeves sent himself to the Parliamentary Commissioner for standards after the National Theater failed to announce the tickets given by the National Theater in the list of interests of MPs within 28 days.
In a letter to the commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, Reavs stated that “due to an oversight” he initially listed the donation in the register only for ministers, but not for MPs.
The Commissioner mentioned Reav’s forgiveness for late registration and said he would close his investigation.
Investigations related to two donations made by the National Theater in Central London.
The first was for two tickets for a demonstration and a dinner in March 2024, priced at £ 265. The second was for four tickets for a performance in December 2024, which was worth £ 276.
MPs are expected to declare gifts or benefits above the value of £ 300 within 28 days of the receipt.
Ministers who receive gifts of more than £ 140 in their ministerial capacity have to list donations in the list of ministers’ interests.
Reeves registered a ticket from the National Theater on the MPS ‘register on 27 March 2025.
Reeves told the commissioner that “the oversite led to late entry, which relates to ambiguity around accepting hospitality which is neither clearly in my minister’s ability nor my ability as a member of Parliament”.
“In general, it is likely that my minister’s status means that I am offered such hospitality, and in this case, as you know, my team and I initially declared only the hospitality on my minister register,” he said.
“To be maximum transparent, I later considered that it would be better to continuously record hospitality on both registers.”
Responding to Reeves, Greenberg said that he believes that he had violated the Rule Five of the Code of Conduct of MPs.
He said, “It should be clear for you that gifts related to your membership of home or political activities, and it should be registered within the 28-day time frame set by the House,” he said.
“It has been a difficult decision,” he wrote but said: “I have concluded on the balance that your failure was unknowingly, although the rules can be given more attention and should have avoided it.”
Responding to Greenberg, Reaves said he accepted his decision and repeated his apology for violation.
He said that he had placed “more regular communication” between his Parliament and Treasury teams to ensure information about gifts and hospitality.
She said that she would seek “more intense advice” from Treasury Officers about the minister’s gifts, but said: “I am not intending to pursue such tickets.”
In the last summer Reavs, with the Prime Minister, got entangled in A line on free acceptance From clothes to concert tickets.
Earlier this year, she defended to accept free tickets at a Sabarina Carpenter Concert in O2 Arena, London, stating: “I now have security which means it is not as easy as it is to sit in just one concert in the past.”
A few days later he told ITV that he had to face a “balance act” in my job to try to be a good parents along with security requirements.
She said: “I felt that I was doing the right thing, but I understand the perceptions. I recognize the spirit here. I have no intention of doing so again.”
