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Labour defends handing senior civil service role to political appointee

Jess Sargeant joining Cabinet Office prompts fresh criticism that new government is undermining Whitehall impartiality
The government said Jess Sargeant’s position would be largely limited to House of Lords reform

The UK’s Labour government faced fresh questions over appointments to the civil service after it chose a political figure for a senior role in the Cabinet Office’s “propriety and constitution group” which is responsible for maintaining ethics across Whitehall. 

Jess Sargeant, who previously worked at political campaign group Labour Together, has taken up a role inside the PCG, prompting criticism from the Conservative party that the new government is undermining the impartiality of the civil service.

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