PM: Sir Jeremy Heywood did a 'good job' on plebgate There is a police investigation which is currently ongoing into related aspects, which I'm not going to go into, clearly. But, with regard to the Cabinet Secretary, the Prime Minister's view then and now is very much that it was the right review at the right time. The existence or not of a conspiracy is something the current police investigation is looking into. The point about the review that the Cabinet Secretary undertook at the time was to see whether or not this additional information that had been received, these emails, might be cause to alter the judgment that had been reached. The review concluded that it wasn't. There is no need to revise the way that allegations against ministers are investigated, or to give the Prime Minister's independent adviser on standards, Sir Alex Allan, the power to launch his own inquiries, the Number 10 spokesman said. "We will set out our full response to the committee in due course but the Prime Minister's view is that the appropriate arrangements are in place," Mr Cameron's official spokesman said. His comments followed severe criticism from Bernard Jenkin, chairman of the select committee, who said that Sir Jeremy should never have been asked to investigate reports that Mr Mitchell, the Chief Whip, called police officers "f---ing plebs." Mr Jenkin said said Sir Jeremy was potentially "conflicted" because his primary responsibility was to support Mr Cameron and the government. The conclusion we reach is that the Cabinet Secretary is likely to have too little time, unlikely to have the necessary skills to conduct such an investigation, and indeed may be conflicted because his primary role is to support the government of the day and support the Prime Minister and keep the wheels on the bus. A report by Mr Jenkin's committee found Sir Jeremy "failed to uncover the truth" about the altercation between Mr Mitchell and police officers at the gates of Downing Street. In a report released today, the Public Administration Committee demanded an overhaul of the way allegations against ministers are investigated. The findings follow Sir Jeremy's admission that he did not pursue unanswered questions about the scandal. The Chief Whip resigned after weeks of pressure following his clash with police officers who refused to allow him to cycle through the gates of Downing St. He has admitted swearing but denies calling police "plebs."