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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Why is Sue Gray at the centre of a new political storm?

Sue Gray poses for a portrait in a parliamentary office
Sue Gray came to public attention as the investigator of Partygate. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

For someone who is supposed to be a behind-the-scenes figure, Sue Gray has managed once again to appear at the centre of a political kerfuffle.

Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in the new Labour government, who went from backroom Whitehall fixer to being a household name as the investigator of Partygate, has been given a salary of £170,000 – about £3,000 more than the prime minister himself.

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