He 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 …
Every King has his claque of feuding courtiers, and Sir Keir Starmer is no different. No 10's head of political strategy is widely referred to as 'the real Deputy Prime Minister', with his access to Starmer now unrivalled in the wake of the emphatic election win he orchestrated. Every King has his claque of feuding courtiers, and Sir Keir Starmer …