Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Sue Gray

The Guardian view on the civil service: besieged by ideology

Editorial: Tensions between ministers and mandarins are the product of impossible policy demands derived from unrealistic dogmas

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray will take up Labour role no matter how long the delay, says party

Labour leader’s spokesperson says Gray will become chief of staff even if watchdog recommends long delay to start date

The Guardian - UK

Shades of Gray: what does appointment say about Starmer?

The row over senior civil servant and Partygate investigator Sue Gray’s appointment as chief of staff for the Labour Party has further intensified, with allies insisting that she is facing “a political witch hunt” over an inquiry into her departure from Whitehall.

The Week

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Sue Gray’s refusal to co-operate with Government probe ‘disappointing’ – No 10

Labour has said that Rishi Sunak is pursuing a ‘vendetta’ against the former senior official.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s former aide Cleo Watson hopes new political novel doesn’t lose her friends

The book has characters inspired by real Downing Street colleagues

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer should ask Sue Gray to co-operate with probe, says minister

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves accused the Government of pursuing a ‘vendetta’ against the former senior civil servant.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak accused of pursuing ‘vendetta’ against former top civil servant Sue Gray

The prime minister is ‘doubling down’ on Boris Johnson’s ‘vendetta’ against Ms Gray over her Partygate investigation, Labour’s Rachel Reeves said

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Labour on defensive as party hits out at Sue Gray ‘vendetta’

Ministers are pursuing a “vendetta” against partygate investigator Sue Gray, Labour has claimed, as the row intensified over her appointment as Sir Keir Starmer’s next chief of staff.

Evening Standard

London politics LIVE: Keir Starmer accuses Tories of ‘economic vandalism’ at final PMQs before local elections

Labour leader Keir Starmer has accused the Government of “economic vandalism” in a fiery PMQs showdown before Thursday’s local elections.

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: Why did a heavily trailed update on Gray’s new job never materialise?

In today’s newsletter: The author of the investigation into government parties during lockdown has herself become the subject of an inquiry – but why was it held back?

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – May 3

“Lockdown” at Buckingham Palace as man arrested leads several of Wednesday’s newspapers.

The Independent UK

Probe into Sue Gray’s Labour role paused after her refusal to co-operate

Allies defended Ms Gray for prioritising a separate review by the anti-corruption watchdog.

The Independent UK

Tories 'fake outrage' over Sue Gray in 'hypocritical attempt' to distract from failings

Two thirds of the Conservative ministers who sit around the Cabinet table backed an attempt to rip up Westminster sleaze rules in a bid to save Owen Paterson

Daily Mirror

Is it time up for Simon Case, the mandarin who’s never out of the media?

The civil service is ‘a team without a captain’, argues Anthony Seldon. But can Sunak stomach ousting Case before the election?

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Sue Gray accused of not co-operating with inquiry over Labour role

The Cabinet Office has paused its probe into the partygate investigator’s discussions with Labour about a senior party role.

The Independent UK

Tory fury as Sue Gray refuses to cooperate with inquiry into her job with Labour

Civil servant won’t answer questions on whether she accepted offer from Keir Starmer while investigating Partygate

The Guardian - UK

Findings on Sue Gray departure held up after her refusal to cooperate

Cabinet Office says investigation paused until after watchdog decides whether to delay start of job with Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Contempt for rules is shaking the foundations of British democracy

With its voter ID ruse and a bid to capture the civil service, the government is emulating US Republicans’ winner-takes-all populism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Who is Sue Gray? Career timeline of ex-Starmer chief of staff, from dismantling Partygate to £170k pay row

Veteran mandarin once held Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands but tensions have flared in Sir Keir’s operation after it was revealed she is paid more than the PM

The Guardian - UK

Why is Sue Gray back in the news?

Senior civil servant once described as ‘the most powerful person you’ve never heard of’ is making headlines again

Daily Mirror

Desperate Tories cook up Sue Gray 'dead cat' row two days before local elections

Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of attempting to stoke a row about his decision to hire the former government ethics chief as he has nothing to say about the cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Row erupts over future of Britain’s top civil servant Simon Case as he faces calls to quit

The civil service is like ‘a team without a captain’, according to historian Sir Anthony Seldon

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘confident’ Sue Gray did not break rules over Labour role

Labour has pledged to abide by any Acoba recommendation in relation to the hiring of Ms Gray.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer denies job talks held with Sue Gray during her Boris Johnson inquiry

Labour leader says he is confident Gray, offered the role of his chief of staff, has not broken any rules

The Independent UK

Starmer insists he had ‘no discussions whatsoever’ with Sue Gray while she was probing Partygate

In March Sir Keir poached Ms Gray from the civil service to serve as his chief of staff, sparking uproar among Tory MPs.

1 … 12 13 14 15

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Privileges Committee

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.