Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle
3 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer has handed his ousted former aide Sue Gray a peerage, it was confirmed today. Ms Gray, a former senior civil servant, stepped down as the Prime Minister's £170,000 chief of staff in October following reports of a clash with other senior aides. The Tories, for their party, handed peerages to Liz Truss's former deputy PM Thérèse Coffey, ex minister Rachel Maclean and Toby Young, a political commentator and director of the Free Speech Union. Ms Gray's three months in No10 were marked by regular reports of tensions within Sir Keir's top team, while it was leaked that she was earning more than Sir Keir's salary of £166,786.

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Is Keir Starmer an HR manager who’s squatting in Downing Street?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Is Keir Starmer an HR manager who’s squatting in Downing Street?

The Independent  

A fascinating new book, published next week, telling the inside story of Keir Starmer’s leadership, paints an unflattering portrait of the prime minister. It claims Morgan McSweeney, now the Downing Street chief of staff, suggested Starmer behaved “like an HR manager, not a leader”, while another senior adviser said Starmer wrongly thought he was “driving the train” because his aides …

Sue Gray handed peerage months after being sacked by Keir Starmer
3 months, 1 week ago

Sue Gray handed peerage months after being sacked by Keir Starmer

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sue Gray has been handed a peerage by Sir Keir Starmer, …

Sue Gray 'rejects new government job' after being ousted as Keir Starmer's top aide in No10 power struggle - amid questions over whether the taxpayer is still footing her £170,000 salary
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sue Gray 'rejects new government job' after being ousted as Keir Starmer's top aide in No10 power struggle - amid questions over whether the taxpayer is still footing her £170,000 salary

Daily Mail  

Sue Gray has reportedly turned down a new government job after being forced out of No10 in a Labour power struggle. Keir Starmer's former chief of staff was offered a role as the PM's 'envoy for the nations and regions' after being ousted in early October. Ms Gray subsequently missed an inaugural gathering of the PM's new council of nations …

Starmer won’t confirm whether Sue Gray will take up new job
5 months ago

Starmer won’t confirm whether Sue Gray will take up new job

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to answer questions over whether Sue Gray will ever take up her new job after she was ousted as his chief of staff. Earlier this month, Downing Street said Ms Gray would take up the newly created role as it announced she was leaving her post as Sir Keir’s chief of staff. There has been …

Who is Sue Gray? Career timeline of ex-Starmer chief of staff, from dismantling Partygate to £170k pay row
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is Sue Gray? Career timeline of ex-Starmer chief of staff, from dismantling Partygate to £170k pay row

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Gray said she was standing down because it had …

UK PM Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigns, takes up new post in Labour govt
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UK PM Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigns, takes up new post in Labour govt

Hindustan Times  

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray has resigned just over three months after the Labour Party won a parliamentary election, after rumours about in-fighting in Starmer's team. Chief of Staff to Britain's opposition Labour Party leader, Sue Gray, listens to a speaker on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, …

NADINE DORRIES: Like Keir, I was also hoodwinked by Sue Gray. Here's how...
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NADINE DORRIES: Like Keir, I was also hoodwinked by Sue Gray. Here's how...

Daily Mail  

My first encounter with Sue Gray – the woman at the heart of Government now generating more headlines than any elected politician – was when I was a health minister. All that changed when, as the senior civil servant asked by then prime minister Boris Johnson to investigate Partygate, Ms Gray appointed a Remain-backing Labour supporter as her legal adviser. …

Sir Keir Starmer hands peerage to expenses-scandal former Labour cabinet minister who said 'disgraced' people should not go to the Lords
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Keir Starmer hands peerage to expenses-scandal former Labour cabinet minister who said 'disgraced' people should not go to the Lords

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has handed a peerage to an expenses-scandal former Labour cabinet minister who said ‘disgraced’ people should not go to the Lords. Sir Keir Starmer has handed a peerage to an expenses-scandal former Labour Cabinet Minister Jacqui Smith who said ‘disgraced’ people should not go the Lords She is one of a few familiar faces from the Tony …

Keir Starmer goads Diane Abbott and Labour Left with boast that he has 'changed the party' for the better over past four years and only wants the 'highest-quality' election candidates - as furious row
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Keir Starmer goads Diane Abbott and Labour Left with boast that he has 'changed the party' for the better over past four years and only wants the 'highest-quality' election candidates - as furious row

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer taunted furious Labour leftwingers today amid claims of a 'purge' of figures including Diane Abbott, saying that winning over former Tory voters 'vindicated' his leadership. Defiant Dianne Abbot tells her supporters that she will do whatever it takes to stand as an MP for Hackney North Supporters of Diane Abbott arrive at Hackney Town Hall for rally …

Ex-Partygate inquisitor Sue Gray to start work as Labour chief of staff today as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to shake up top team
1 year, 6 months ago

Ex-Partygate inquisitor Sue Gray to start work as Labour chief of staff today as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to shake up top team

Daily Mail  

Ex-Partygate inquisitor Sue Gray will start work for Labour today, as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to shake up his top team. The Cabinet Office pushed for her to be barred from taking up the role as Sir Keir's chief of staff for at least 18 months because of the access she had to government secrets in her highly sensitive job. …

Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray 'could have been sacked from civil service' after Labour move
1 year, 9 months ago

Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray 'could have been sacked from civil service' after Labour move

Daily Mail  

The top civil servant poached by Sir Keir Starmer to be his new chief of staff did breach Whitehall impartiality rules, it was reported last night. An official Cabinet Office inquiry is said to have concluded that Sue Gray could have been sacked had she not already quit the Civil Service. The Sunday Telegraph reported that the inquiry, signed off …

Sue Gray 'cleared by watchdog to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff this autumn'
1 year, 9 months ago

Sue Gray 'cleared by watchdog to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff this autumn'

Daily Mail  

Sue Gray is set to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff in the Autumn despite Tory fury. The Cabinet Office had wanted Ms Gray - who conducted the Partygate probe - blocked for a year with another six month ban on contacting anyone in Whitehall. Sue Gray is set to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff in the Autumn despite …

Sue Gray ‘cleared to join Labour in autumn’ in boost for Starmer
1 year, 9 months ago

Sue Gray ‘cleared to join Labour in autumn’ in boost for Starmer

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An effective ban of 18 months could have ruined the Labour leader’s plans in the …

Pressure on Keir Starmer to explain Sue Gray hiring in Commons
1 year, 10 months ago

Pressure on Keir Starmer to explain Sue Gray hiring in Commons

The Telegraph  

On Tuesday Sir Keir Starmer will come under pressure in the Commons to explain how long he had been talking to Sue Gray before he offered her a job. Jeremy Quin, Cabinet Office minister, will make a statement on an “update into the circumstances leading to the resignation of a senior civil servant”. Conservative backbenchers hope he will update MPs …

Sue Gray may have breached rules with plans to move to Labour, ministers say
2 years ago

Sue Gray may have breached rules with plans to move to Labour, ministers say

The Independent  

Partygate investigator Sue Gray’s “unprecedented” planned move to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s office may have breached civil service rules, ministers have said. Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner accused Conservative MPs of pursuing “conspiracy theories” spread by former prime minister Boris Johnson and his allies. The Conservative, who was Mr Johnson’s Commons leader, suggested the move would “undermine all her …

Sue Gray under pressure to spurn Keir Starmer’s chief of staff job offer
2 years ago

Sue Gray under pressure to spurn Keir Starmer’s chief of staff job offer

The Telegraph  

Sue Gray faced a growing clamour not to take up her role with Sir Keir Starmer after it emerged that the pair had known each other for more than a decade. The former civil servant, who carried out an inquiry into lockdown parties during Boris Johnson’s time in Downing Street, resigned on Thursday to take up a role as Sir …

Backtracking Keir Starmer shies away from abolishing House of Lords until Labour wins a second term
2 years, 3 months ago

Backtracking Keir Starmer shies away from abolishing House of Lords until Labour wins a second term

Daily Mail  

A Labour shadow minister today insisted the party would abolish the House of Lords in the first five years of taking power - despite Sir Keir Starmer shying away from that commitment. Last month, Sir Keir was said to have told his party's peers he wants to overhaul the Lords within the first term of a Labour government. Despite suggestions …

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