Whoops

Having an overseas bank account is unlikely to endear a Labour party leader to his constituents.

Having one and forgetting you’ve got it is even less likely to be understood by then.

Labour Leader David Shearer’s dobbed himself in for forgetting to declare a foreign bank account held in his name.

The New York-based Chase cash account, which was used to collect Mr Shearer’s United Nations salary, hasn’t been included on the Register of Pecuniary interests since he became an MP in 2009.

Dobbing himself in gets a point for honesty but doesn’t cancel out the carelessness of overlooking it in each return since 2009.