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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that an investigation into Chancellor Rachel Reeves' admission of breaching local housing rules when renting out her family home is "not necessary".

The Prime Minister has backed Ms Reeves after consulting his independent ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus.

Ms Reeves confessed to Sir Keir that she failed to secure the necessary "selective" rental licence for her south London property when she moved into No 11 Downing Street following Labour's election victory.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, she "sincerely" apologised for her "inadvertent error" of not obtaining the licence, the Daily Mail first reported.

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A series of letters exchanged between the PM and Ms Reeves reveal

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