BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Sue Gray as his party’s new chief of staff in time for the next general election, it has been reported.
A source within Labour was quoted as saying said: ‘[Sue Gray] knows how Number 10 works and she’s very popular with civil servants.’responded with fury to reports the Labour leader was considering the move earlier today, saying the possible recruitment calls into question Ms Gray’s motives during her partygate inquiry.
They said: ‘This is a staggering revelation which the cabinet secretary needs to fully investigate. This calls into question the impartiality of the civil service.’ Sir Keir axed his previous chief of staff Sam White last October during a major reshuffle ‘to get on election footing’.Mr White was reportedly unpopular with some members of the shadow cabinet.She is known for taking a hard line on ministerial misbehaviour and is currently running the Union and Constitution Directorate at the Cabinet Office.
The Tories are facing a tough election season after partygate, Boris Johnson’s dramatic downfall and Liz Truss tanking the economy in a seemingly never-ending list of Westminster chaos.
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