Oct. 30 (UPI) -- British chancellor Rachel Reeves received the backing of Prime Minister Keir Starmer after apologizing for failing to purchase a $1,250 "selective" permit from the local authority to let her family home in South London.
Reeves, or her realtor, face an unlimited fine should Southwark Council opt to prosecute the breach of rules requiring landlords comply with housing codes but Starmer rejected opposition parties' demands for an investigation Wednesday, saying she had not broken the ministerial code.
Reeves' spokesperson said the letting agency handling the property advised her a permit was not necessary.
Reeves earlier wrote Starmer alerting him about the issue and offering her "sincere" apologies for what she said was an unintended oversight and assuring him she had now applied for the license.
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