
Rachel Reeves has defended her attendance as a Sabrina Carpenter gig, saying that the tickets were of no value to her.
She thought she was getting tickets to see The Carpenters, and accepted them to highlight the issue of eating disorders. She said that she wasn’t aware that Karen Carpenter had died some while ago, and expressed her condolences.
When it became clear that Sabrina Carpenter was neither related to The Carpenters, nor a tribute act, it was too late to send the tickets back without seeming rude or ungrateful. Â The Chancellor therefore reluctantly accepted the advice of her staff that she should go ahead and attend the concert. Â She confirmed that she had not enjoyed it at all, and would never want to repeat the experience.
Rachel Reeves is 46.