Morgan McSweeney is losing control
Would Starmer survive as PM without his chief of staff?
BySue Gray
Keir Starmer: the Downing Street terminator
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The great machinery of government is fundamentally broken
Will the Sue Gray scandal help fix the spad system once and for all?
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100 days that shook Labour
The government has already squandered the goodwill of voters. Can the Budget revitalise Team Starmer?
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Sue Gray and the dysfunction of Downing Street
She’s just the latest official to fall foul of a broken system.
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Sue Gray fell foul of Keir Starmer’s ruthless streak
The Prime Minister has fixed his mistakes. Can he learn from them?
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Why the media took out Sue Gray
Will No 10 leakers regret leaning on the right-wing press? Plus: Britain’s new media mogul and a loss for the…
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Keir Starmer’s headaches won’t end with Sue Gray
The Prime Minister must answer the question of his government’s ultimate purpose.
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Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Her position had become “unsustainable”, Labour staff said.
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What’s driving the anti-Sue Gray offensive?
Plus: Britain’s guilty libel laws and Boris Johnson at the Telegraph.
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Why Sue Gray’s salary has sparked fury in Labour
Special advisers are being paid less while No 10’s Chief of Staff is being paid more.
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The revenge of Sue Gray
From Stormont to partygate, the former civil servant specialised in problematic situations. Now she’s Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.
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The battle for Keir Starmer’s soul
As Labour prepares for power, two groups on the party’s right are vying to control its future.
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Rural Oxfordshire proves a hostile environment for Boris and Carrie Johnson
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Why Rishi Sunak wants to delay Sue Gray’s job with Labour for as long as possible
Once appointed as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, the Whitehall veteran is expected to hone party discipline.
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When will Simon Case finally resign?
The cabinet secretary is a courtier unwilling or incapable of speaking truth to power.
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“There will be blood” inside Labour’s HQ once “Rottweiler” Sue Gray starts as chief of staff
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Sue Gray’s appointment proves Labour is still trapped by orthodoxy
The recruitment of the career civil servant shows Keir Starmer is sticking to an outmoded New Labour playbook.
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Undermining Sue Gray’s integrity won’t save Boris Johnson
The former prime minister’s attempt to discredit a parliamentary report into whether he misled the Commons over partygate looks desperate.
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What the Tories forget about Sue Gray
No-one forced No 10 to party during Covid, nor to appoint her to investigate said parties.
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