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.
BySue Gray
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
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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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
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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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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Sue Gray’s appointment is bad for public life and bad for Labour
Why did Keir Starmer not foresee the outrage that his chief of staff appointment would trigger?
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Weaponising Sue Gray’s Labour affiliation will not end well for the Tories
The civil servant is a shrewd choice as Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff – it raises the spectre of…
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Sue Gray’s appointment as chief of staff is a coup for Keir Starmer
The recruitment of the feared civil servant is a signal of Labour’s determination to clean up politics.
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Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the “deep state”
Why authoritarians use conspiracy theories to distract from their own failures.
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“They make fun of us”: Government cleaners respond to the Sue Gray report
Long treated with contempt, Whitehall cleaners have dealt with vomit, faeces and bloodstains.
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Criticising the government isn’t journalistic bias – it goes with the job
Boris Johnson and his party have weaponised their own definition of impartiality, to the detriment of democracy.
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Boris Johnson has remade the British government in his own shambolic image
This government, like the man who leads it, has no higher mission than to win the next election.
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Sue Gray report pulls distrust in UK politicians down to expenses scandal levels
Boris Johnson’s partygate scandal has fomented a deep apathy among voters.
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No 10 officials need to stand up to Boris Johnson, not appease him
If unchallenged, the Prime Minister will further contaminate the culture of the civil service with partygate, just as he has…
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Will the Sue Gray report finally unseat Boris Johnson?
The Prime Minister is struggling to hang on to party support, but the Tories are yet to find a suitable…
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Boris Johnson has proved once again that he has no shame
Any other Prime Minister would have resigned long ago. It will be up to voters to remove Johnson – and…
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