A Labour government would "drain the swamp", Rachel Reeves vowed as she accused the Conservatives of sleaze over a series of scandals.Ms Reeves criticised Rishi Sunak's Government amid reports over Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi's tax settlement with HMRC, and claims that BBC chairman Richard Sharp helped Boris Johnson secure a loan weeks before the then-prime minister recommended him for the job.

A Labour government would "drain the swamp", Rachel Reeves vowed as she accused the Conservatives of sleaze over a series of scandals.Ms Reeves criticised Rishi Sunak's Government amid reports over Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi's tax settlement with HMRC, and claims that BBC chairman Richard Sharp helped Boris Johnson secure a loan weeks before the then-prime minister recommended him for the job.