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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Lester

Sue Gray urges caution over Civil Service cuts while hitting out at insults

Sue Gray was making her maiden speech in the Lords on Thursday (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Archive)

Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray has cautioned the Government over cuts to the Civil Service and hit out at the insulting language being used.

Making her maiden speech in Parliament, the one-time “partygate” investigator stressed the importance of officials to the Labour administration’s mission to realise economic growth and warned when derogatory statements were made about them “they hear it too”.

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