Morgan McSweeney in power struggle with Angela Rayner after Sue Gray ousted
The TelegraphHe was accused of pushing Sue Gray out of the centre of power in Westminster. After conversations with well-placed sources, The Telegraph has uncovered a battle for influence between the Deputy Prime Minister and the Prime Minister’s new chief of staff for control of the Government’s radical plans for delegating power across the regions and nations. While Ms Rayner was promised oversight of the “devolution revolution”, The Telegraph understands that the most important meetings are happening behind her back with Mr McSweeney holding monthly calls with the mayors to which Ms Rayner is not invited. Meanwhile, in a move that insiders see as an attempt to retain control of the devolution agenda, Ms Rayner has established a parallel gathering of mayors without the oversight of Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. ‘Needs to be more clarification’ While some mayors are glad of all the Government FaceTime, some attendees grumble about the same conversations happening twice, with two different senior government figures in the chair as they battle for influence.
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