, ▁Reyn olds ▁claimed ▁£ 2 1 7 , 8 3 7 ▁in ▁exp enses , ▁compr ising ▁£ 1 4 0 , 2 9 6 ▁on ▁staff ing , ▁£ 5 , 2 9 1 ▁on ▁travel , ▁£ 3 4 , 1 4 6 ▁on ▁accommod ation , ▁and ▁£ 3 5 , 2 0 5 ▁on ▁office ▁costs . ▁ ▁View s ▁He ▁previously ▁argued ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁had ▁not ▁developed ▁a ▁cred ible ▁" altern ative ▁economic ▁model ". ▁He ▁has ▁argued ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁an ▁industrial ▁policy ▁and ▁re forms ▁to ▁UK ▁equ ity ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁City ▁Minister , ▁he ▁has ▁spoken ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁Bre x it ▁deal ▁which ▁is ▁fav ou rable ▁to ▁financial ▁services . ▁City ▁A . M . ▁Editor ▁Christian ▁May ▁described ▁him ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁" pop ular ▁in ▁the ▁Square ▁M ile ▁and ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁brief ". ▁ ▁Reyn olds ▁is ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁proportional ▁representation . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁introduced ▁a ▁Private ▁Member ' s ▁Bill ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁changed ▁UK ▁general ▁elections ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁Past ▁the ▁Post ▁system , ▁to ▁the ▁Add itional ▁Member ▁System . ▁ ▁He ▁supports ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁Universal ▁Basic ▁In come ▁and ▁the ▁national isation ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁rail ▁networks . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁described ▁himself ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁" mod er ate " ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party