UK PM Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigns, takes up new post in Labour govt
2 months, 2 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, on October 10, 2023. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} "In recent weeks it has become clear to me that intense commentary around my position risked becoming a distraction to the government's vital work of change," Gray said in a statement. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Gray will take up a new post as Starmer's envoy for the regions and nations, the prime minister's office said.

Labour Starmer Labour Party  keir  resigns  chief  sue  post  staff  govt  prime  party  read  starmers  labour  gray  takes  uk  minister

History of this topic

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 days, 14 hours 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 …

Pollsters warn Keir Starmer too few Britons know about his more popular policies
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pollsters warn Keir Starmer too few Britons know about his more popular policies

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 Leading pollsters have warned Keir Starmer that too few Britons know …

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
1 month, 1 week 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
2 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 …

Labour has made yet another misstep — and now Keir Starmer has a Trump problem
2 months ago

Labour has made yet another misstep — and now Keir Starmer has a Trump problem

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. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} There has been …

Sue Gray takes break amid doubts over new role
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sue Gray takes break amid doubts over new role

The Telegraph  

Ms Gray was subject to hostile briefings during her time as Sir Keir’s chief of staff, which critics have noted came to an end before the Prime Minister could reach 100 days in office. “It is for that reason I have chosen to stand aside, and I look forward to continuing to support the Prime Minister in my new role.” …

Starmer under pressure as Labour big beasts warn he has ‘lost grip’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer under pressure as Labour big beasts warn he has ‘lost grip’

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. John McTernan, who was Sir Tony’s political secretary, also criticised …

Morgan McSweeney: Who is the Labour guru behind Starmer’s rise to power replacing Sue Gray as chief of staff?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Morgan McSweeney: Who is the Labour guru behind Starmer’s rise to power replacing Sue Gray as chief of staff?

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. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Labour election guru …

Who is Sue Gray? Career timeline of ex-Starmer chief of staff, from dismantling Partygate to £170k pay row
2 months, 2 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 …

Sue Gray quits as Starmer resets his top team in bid to regain control over chaos
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sue Gray quits as Starmer resets his top team in bid to regain control over chaos

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. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Sir Keir Starmer …

British prime minister’s chief of staff quits over reports about her salary
2 months, 2 weeks ago

British prime minister’s chief of staff quits over reports about her salary

LA Times  

Sue Gray will take on a new government role, 10 Downing Street announced Sunday. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff quit on Sunday, citing concerns that growing news reports about her role “risked becoming a distraction to the government.” Sue Gray’s resignation came after recent reports about tensions between her and Starmer’s chief advisor Morgan McSweeney, and that …

Sue Gray to miss Labour Party conference
3 months ago

Sue Gray to miss Labour Party conference

The Telegraph  

During broadcast interviews on Sunday morning, as the conference began, Cabinet ministers defended Ms Gray and dismissed speculation she could soon leave No 10. Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister, said Ms Gray would still be in Downing Street come Christmas. Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, voiced support for Ms Gray following a series of leaks about her actions and …

Starmer insists he is ‘completely in control’ of his own government amid Sue Gray row
3 months ago

Starmer insists he is ‘completely in control’ of his own government amid Sue Gray 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 Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pressed on Ms Gray’s pay by BBC South East’s political editor Charlotte Wright, the prime …

Starmer's chief of staff is quizzed over connections to Sinn Fein politicians
3 months, 1 week ago

Starmer's chief of staff is quizzed over connections to Sinn Fein politicians

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer’s powerful chief of staff Sue Gray was last night facing questions over her connections with senior Sinn Fein politicians, including a former IRA terrorist who has boasted that Ms Gray was a ‘friend in court’ at No 10. Tory peer Jonathan Caine, who worked in the Northern Ireland Office under successive Conservative governments, has tabled a question …

NADINE DORRIES: Like Keir, I was also hoodwinked by Sue Gray. Here's how...
4 months, 1 week 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. …

UK Election 2024: What PM face Keir Starmer said about ‘Hinduphobia’ in UK
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Election 2024: What PM face Keir Starmer said about ‘Hinduphobia’ in UK

Hindustan Times  

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is poised to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom as early trends in the counting of the votes show a clear majority for his party. Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu temple in Kingsbury, London Starmer, a human rights lawyer-turned-politician, has always expressed …

Keir Starmer set to be the next UK PM as Labour wins 2024 General Elections
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer set to be the next UK PM as Labour wins 2024 General Elections

Firstpost  

The Labour made a clean sweep this election reaching the magic number of 326 seats to gain the majority in the House of Commons Shortly after the UK PM Rishi Sunak conceded defeat, Kier Starmer’s Labour Party crossed the majority mark winning the highly anticipated 2024 UK General Elections. This is what it was for, a changed labour party ready …

UK Election highlights: Keir Starmer appoints David Lammy as foreign secretary
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Election highlights: Keir Starmer appoints David Lammy as foreign secretary

Hindustan Times  

UK Election highlights: Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that Labour leader Keir Starmer has been invited by King Charles to establish a new government, following Labour's huge election victory. After Sunak resignation, Labour leader Keir Starmer went to the palace to seek the King's approval to form a government. Rishi Sunak conceded the Conservative Party's defeat in the 2024 general …

UK Election highlights: Keir Starmer appoints David Lammy as foreign secretary
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Election highlights: Keir Starmer appoints David Lammy as foreign secretary

Hindustan Times  

UK Election highlights: Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that Labour leader Keir Starmer has been invited by King Charles to establish a new government, following Labour's huge election victory. After Sunak resignation, Labour leader Keir Starmer went to the palace to seek the King's approval to form a government. Rishi Sunak conceded the Conservative Party's defeat in the 2024 general …

'Will use our mandate to deliver change': New UK PM Keir Starmer as he assumes office
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Will use our mandate to deliver change': New UK PM Keir Starmer as he assumes office

India TV News  

Britain's newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to steer the UK towards “calmer waters” after years of Conservative rule. "It is surely clear to everyone that our country needs a bigger reset, a rediscovery of who we are, because no matter how fierce the storms of history, one of the greatest strengths of this nation has always …

‘Gigantic’ To-Do List Awaits Labour Party Chief Keir Starmer, Poised To Be UK’s Next PM
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Gigantic’ To-Do List Awaits Labour Party Chief Keir Starmer, Poised To Be UK’s Next PM

News 18  

Keir Starmer has a daunting in-tray when his Labour party gets to work governing Britain after almost a decade and a half in opposition. “It’s more a gigantic trunk of problems,” political scientist Karl Pike told AFP, listing issues ranging from ending strikes in the state-run health service to negotiating a new post-Brexit deal with the European Union. When Diamond …

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
6 months, 3 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 …

Labour meets with council leaders amid resignations over party’s Israel stance
1 year, 2 months ago

Labour meets with council leaders amid resignations over party’s Israel stance

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails 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. Amna Abdullatif, a councillor in …

Pressure on Keir Starmer to explain Sue Gray hiring in Commons
1 year, 7 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 under pressure to spurn Keir Starmer’s chief of staff job offer
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Tory fury as Partygate investigator Sue Gray made Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
1 year, 9 months ago

Tory fury as Partygate investigator Sue Gray made Keir Starmer’s chief of staff

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. Nadine Dorries, a top Johnson loyalist, said the move was “not surprising” – claiming Ms …

'Partygate' Continues as Reports Reveal UK PM's Fiancee Threw Lockdown Bday Bash
2 years, 10 months ago

'Partygate' Continues as Reports Reveal UK PM's Fiancee Threw Lockdown Bday Bash

The Quint  

This exposé, reported by ITV, comes in the backdrop of earlier revelations which placed the prime minister at the centre of a huge controversy vis-à-vis a drinks party that was hosted in Downing Street during the first lockdown. Johnson apologised about the party two weeks ago during a session of Prime Minister's Questions, as leader of the opposition Kier Starmer …

Discover Related