Sue Gray has resigned as the chief of staff to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. This resignation came alongside the drip drip of information about donations to key members of the inner circle of the Labour government, including to Starmer himself.
Using material from the British official record, broadly defined as the sum total of material created as a result of the operations of the British state, we can trace Gray’s career to see both why she was chosen to work for Starmer and why she ended up having to quit so soon. Her time in government has coincided with some key moments in recent British political history and changes at the top of the British state.
Prior to more high-profile roles, Gray worked in the Department for Transport, the Department of Health and the Department for Work and Pensions. During a career break, she was also a publican in Northern Ireland.
