Keir Starmer has accused the Tories of desperately attempting to stoke a row about his decision to hire Sue Gray two days before the local elections.
The Labour leader warned ministers are “trying to resurrect” the saga over the government’s former ethics chief as they don’t have anything to say about the cost of living crisis.
Mr Starmer revealed in March that he wanted to appoint Ms Gray as his chief-of-staff as Labour prepares for the possibility of entering government.
