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Rachel Reeves has defended herself from claims she was the subject of an investigation into her expenses while working at a retail bank, saying she was "never questioned" on the issue. In her first comments since the BBC reported she had been subject to an investigation while working at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS),