Meanwhile fmr anti-corruption minister and fellow treasury team member Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in absentia at a corruption trial in Bangladesh

Rachel Reeves also denies lying, despite being at the very least economical with the truth, with clear deliberate omissions about the improvements in the forecasts.

National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has succumbed to her injuries, while a second National Guard member, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, "is fighting for his life" following targeted shooting in DC

National Guard soldiers critical and not dead contrary to earlier media reports. Meanwhile suspect who shot them in DC is said to have worked with CIA in Afghanistan

Allegations of corruption have overshaded the family since with others including Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate Tulip Siddiq been charged with corruption in absentia. Siddiq, Sheikh Hasina's niece, was forced to resign from Rachel Reeve's treasury team following allegations of misconduct.