Starmer Forced Into Messy Reset Less Than 100 Days In
Live MintKeir Starmer replaced his top aide and the Treasury acknowledged that key tax-raising plans were under review, as the Labour government tried to correct course from what even allies say has been a rocky three months in power. -- Keir Starmer replaced his top aide and the Treasury acknowledged that key tax-raising plans were under review, as the Labour government tried to correct course from what even allies say has been a rocky three months in power. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} In an attempt to end the turbulence engulfing Britain’s first Labour administration in 14 years, the prime minister on Sunday moved his chief of staff Sue Gray out of her role following internal complaints about the political operation she ran at 10 Downing Street. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} “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 released by Downing Street, announcing her new role as a link between Starmer and the devolved nations and regions.