RACHEL Reeves was last night called upon to “come clean” over how a wealthy Labour donor managed to land a top job at the Treasury.
Former banker Ian Corfield, who donated more than £20,000 to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other left-wing politicians ahead of the election, was appointed investment director.
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It came just a few months later Lord Keir Starmer delivered a speech in which he promised to implement a “total approach to cronyism.”
Mr Corfield's new role is normally reserved for senior civil servants and could carry a salary of up to £160,000.
A nasty row broke out when it emerged that the civil service watchdog had not been informed of Mr Corfield's nine-year history of donations to Work.
In a scathing letter, the shadow finance minister wrote Laura Trott demanded answers from the department's top mandarin.
Mrs Trott also said: “The Labour government has serious questions to answer.
“By apparently failing to inform the Civil Service Commission that this individual had been a donor to Rachel Reeves, they withheld important information that could have had a significant impact on the Civil Service Commission’s decision to grant this exceptional appointment.
“The Chancellor and the Labour Party must urgently come clean about the way this appointment has been carried out.”
A government spokesperson said: “As you might expect, we do not comment on individual staff appointments.
“All appointments shall be made in accordance with civil service rules on recruitment.”