RACHEL Reeves was last night urged to “come clean” over how a fat cat Labour donor landed a plum job in the Treasury.
Former banker Ian Corfield, who gifted more than £20,000 to the Chancellor and other left-wing politicians ahead of the election, was given the role Director of Investments.
Ian Corfield gifted more than £20,000 to the Chancellor and other left-wing politicians and was given the role Director of Investments[/caption]
It came just months after Sir Keir Starmer delivered a speech vowing a “total crackdown on cronyism”.
Mr Corfield’s new position is usually reserved for senior civil servants and could come with a pay packet totalling £160,000.
A sleaze row exploded as it emerged that the civil service ethics watchdog was not made aware of Mr Corfield’s nine-year history of donations to Labour.
In a damning letter Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott demanded answers from the department’s most senior mandarin.
Ms Trott also said: “The Labour Government have serious questions to answer.
“By seemingly failing to provide the Civil Service Commission with the fact that this individual has been a donor to Rachel Reeves, they have withheld important information that might well have had a significant impact on the Civil Service Commission’s decision to allow this exceptional appointment.
“The Chancellor and the Labour Party must urgently come clean on how this appointment has been conducted.”
A government spokesperson said: “As you would expect, we do not comment on individual staffing appointments.
“Any appointments are made in line with the civil service rules on recruitment.”
