Did the Civil Service Commission know about Emily Middleton’s “political activity” when they approved her role?

Peter Kyle received a donation worth over £65,000 to cover Emily Middleton’s work for him in Opposition, before she was appointed as a Director General in his department.

Three weeks ago, Politico’s Vincent Manancourt revealed that Emily Middleton had been appointed as a Director General for “Digital Centre Design” in the Department for Science, Technology and Innovation.

Emily had previously worked for the politically-aligned Labour Together think tank for ten months in the immediate run up to the General Election. And s…