inadvertent

Overt social and political sentiment have been either inadvertent or unavoidable in previous Burns series—“Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson” and “The Vietnam War” being examples of the latter.

Reeves has apologised for the "inadvertent mistake" but said she accepted full responsibility.

The Tories have also attacked Reeves after she apologised for failing to get a licence that was required to rent out her home after an "inadvertent error".

Sir Keir said that this was because the breach was inadvertent, Reeves had acted promptly to rectify it by applying for the licence, and had apologised.

A spokesperson for Reeves said it was an "inadvertent mistake" and she has now applied for the licence.