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Rachel Reeves’s “implausible” CV throws up multiple questions; a UK-based financial expert has warned as he declared we “need answers”.

Bob Lyddon was commenting on alleged inconsistencies in the Chancellor’s professional background. Specifically, numerous media reports have highlighted that Reeves previously described herself as an economist at the Bank of England – but updated details on her LinkedIn page suggest her work primarily involved banking operations rather than economic policy analysis.

Critics have accused her of inflating her credentials, although her team states the adjustments simply clarify her role.

Mr Lyddon, the founder of Lyddon Consulting Services, who also set out his concerns in a blog published on his website, told Express.co.uk: “Reeves has a weak grasp of both time and substance, which is worrying for someone in charge of the nation’s finances.

“On timing, she has claimed that she worked for the Bank of England for a decade when it was only six years. …