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Labour in second civil service job row over party donations

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Emily Middleton was named a director general in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .

She was previously a partner at consultancy firm Public Digital , which paid for her secondment to Peter Kyle's office in opposition.

The Tories have described it as a "growing scandal of appointing donors to top civil service jobs".

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92

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92

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83

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formal

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English

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67

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