The faux outrage over Sue Gray’s move to Labour is a ruse to protect Boris Johnson – don’t fall for it

A photo of then PM Boris Johnson and then chancellor Rishi Sunak at a No 10 gathering for Johnson’s birthday on 19 June, 2020, released as part of Sue Gray’s report into Partygate. Photograph: Sue Gray Report/Cabinet Office/PA

There’s no getting away from the fact that Sue Gray’s potential appointment as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is extraordinary, in every sense of the word. It’s hard to think of a similar move by a civil servant to the opposition.