A Whitehall inquiry has been launched into how a list of David Cameron's resignation honours was leaked to the press.
Officials will question advisers and civil servants who had access to the documents, which sparked a furore when it emerged more than 40 of Mr Cameron's aides and political allies had been nominated for honours.
A spokesperson for the Cabinet Office confirmed to CSW that the inquiry – first reported by The Times – was under way and said it would report "as soon as possible". It will be led by the Cabinet Office's Propriety and Ethics team, which oversees civil service standards.
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Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood and Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer gave the go-ahead for the leak inquiry, according to The Times.
One Downing St staffer told the paper that the leak "had to be" the work of aides to Theresa May trying to undermine her predecessor.
“No civil servant would take the risk given the list was going to be published anyway and it’s not like anyone from Cameron’s team would do it," they said.