The leader of the Conservative Party has demanded a council-led investigation into Rachel Reeves after she admitted breaking renting rules.

Sir Keir Starmer has waved off calls for the investigation into his Chancellor after she wrote to him informing the Prime Minister of her “inadvertent error”.

In her letter, she admitted that she failed to acquire a “selective” rental licence which is necessary to rent out her home in the Capital after she took up lodgings in No11.

GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope questioned Mrs Badenoch on whether Southwark Council should investigate the rule breach.

“Absolutely,” the MP responded.

“I’ve just spoken to two landlords this morning who rent homes in Southwark, and they said that they spent thousands of pounds on these lettings regulations and she should not be allowed to get off scot-free.

“I think there needs to be an investigation. If she has broken the law then she should go.

“In Keir Starmer’s own words, lawmakers should not be law breakers.”

Christopher asked why the Prime Minister was “so quick to act” on the matter to clear her after a quick public exchange of letters.

“He’s had just one scandal, one problem after another. Before Peter Mandelson, it was Angela Rayner, before her, it was Louise Hague.

“It’s just endless for him. I think he’s worried about losing yet another Cabinet minister after a reshuffle. But the truth is that we have a budget at the end of this month.

“She’s supposedly the person writing that budget. She is very distracted,” she added, saying that the scandal would “create some problems” for the governing party.

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“We need them to stop being distracted and focus on building a stronger economy. That’s why we told them to stop the tax rises and start cutting spending.”

This morning Downing Street failed to rule out that Ms Reeves would face the sack if she were to be caught up in possible fines or criminal sanctions.

At first, a No10 spokesman said: “As I’ve said, I refer you to the letter on this… ‘I’m satisfied that this matter can be drawn to a close following an apology.'”

The spokesman later said that he would “not get into hypotheticals” when reporters pressed him on the matter further.

The top dogs in the Tory party are not alone in their pleas for Ms Reeves to face further consequences for her actions – or lack thereof.

A spokesman for the London Renters Union, which assists tenants with their plight to reclaim rent from landlords, Jae Vaile said: “Rachel Reeves must resign.

“At a time when infants are dying in temporary accommodation, when hundreds of thousands of private renters are trapped in dangerous homes, it is unacceptable for the Chancellor to flout what scant protections tenants have.

“The new regulations in the Renters’ Rights Act will only make tenants safer in our homes if landlords who break the law are meaningfully held to account. Politicians cannot be let off easy,” she told The Telegraph.

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