Labour minister grilled on BBC Newsnight over cronyism in the Labour government. Treasury minister, James Murray MP, is challenged after it was revealed that the Labour government appointed donors and supporters to civil servant roles.
The Whitehall watchdog last night launched a probe into civil service appointments in the wake of the 'cronyism' row engulfing Labour .
She said the probe was being launched 'given interest in a number of recent Civil Service appointments' and because of the 'importance of public trust in these appointments'. It emerged earlier this month that former banker Ian Corfield was given a top Treasury job after donating £20,000 to the Labour Party,There are five high profile appointments to the civil service in the spotlight.Emily Middleton’s appointment came after her company had donated £67,000 to the Labour frontbencher Peter Kyle.
Kate Owen, the Commission's interim chief executive, wrote: 'This review will examine whether departments have made appointments in line with the expectations set out in the Recruitment Principles.' Shadow Treasury spokesman Laura Trott said the decision for Mr Corfield to take up an adviser role instead of a Civil Service one 'only seeks to underline how serious this scandal is'.
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