Labour's Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has faced embarrassment after admitting that her recently released book contains passages that were mistakenly copied and pasted from Wikipedia.
Plagiarism Row
Just one morning after a lavish event in Westminster to launch 'The Women Who Made Modern Economics', Reeves found herself in a plagiarism controversy.
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves was plunged into an embarrassing plagiarism row this morning
According to analysis by the Financial Times, at least 20 instances of copy and pasting from Wikipedia, The Guardian, and other sources were found in the book.
A spokesperson for Reeves denied the accusations, stating that they were "inadvertent mistakes" and would be rectified in future reprints.
Reeves' publisher, Basic Books, acknowledged the issue, saying that factual sentences taken from primary sources should have been rewritten and properly referenced.
Book Details
The book by the Shadow Chancellor explores the lives of influential women in the field of economics throughout history.
The launch event for the non-fiction piece took place at the Institute for Government and was attended by Labour's top officials, journalists, lobbyists, and advisors.
Guests enjoyed a selection of white and red wine, beer, and snacks such as samosas and olives.
Examples of Plagiarism
The instances of plagiarism in the book include a sentence about economist Beatrice Webb that is identical to the one on her Wikipedia page.
Another case involves a section of the foreword from a report published by the Tony Blair Institute, which appears in Reeves' book without any changes.
Tory Chairman Greg Hands described the scandal as "potentially very serious" and called for Reeves to provide an explanation.
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