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

Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is being paid a larger salary than the prime minister, it has emerged. But there’s also more to the story

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray’s salary isn’t the problem – it’s the backstage power struggle Starmer cannot afford

Mere weeks into the dawn of a new Labour era, Starmer’s No 10 is enmeshed in a spat more typical of a regime on its last legs, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Starmer urged to appoint ‘mould-breaking’ outsider as civil service head

Allies say Simon Case’s replacement must drive through change, amid internal battles over appointment

The Guardian - UK

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'Row ignites' within Government as Sue Gray paid more than PM

The Government has been forced to deny reports of tensions between Sue Gray and senior Labour aide Morgan McSweeney

Evening Standard

Head of the civil service under pressure to quit amid ‘anger’ over leaks

It is unclear when Simon Case will resign, with senior No 10 staff alleged to have made informal complaints

The Guardian - UK

No 10 keen to kickstart search for cabinet secretary’s successor

Downing Street impatient to begin recruiting, while Simon Case has yet to make his departure plans official

The Guardian - UK

Labour special advisers join union over concerns about pay

‘Spads’ working for new government say they are not being paid as fairly as predecessors under the Tories

The Guardian - UK

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Treasury has tried to push previous chancellors to means-test winter fuel allowance

Policy ‘always shot down immediately’ by Tories but was part of prepared series of options presented to Rachel Reeves, insiders say

The Guardian - UK

Extra cash for mental health would help UK more than new roads, study says

LSE report suggests chancellor should downgrade projects such as Lower Thames Crossing in favour of services

The Guardian - UK

Audit launched by watchdog into Labour civil service hires amid 'cronyism' row

LABOUR hires to the senior civil service will be probed, the Whitehall appointments watchdog has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Thames Water lobbied Whitehall to press Ofwat on allowing higher bills

Exclusive: Debt-ridden company also warned officials of ‘chilling effect’ of any renationalisation

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves tells departments to make 'billions of pounds' of cuts before Budget

THE Chancellor has warned that “public spending is not sustainable” as she told government departments to make billions of pounds of cuts in…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer does not rule out outdoor smoking ban proposal

Leaked Whitehall documents reveal plans to extend indoor smoking ban to certain outside spaces, such as pub gardens

The Guardian - UK

The bedraggled Tories are useful foes, but Keir Starmer’s real enemy now is time

The public know there are no quick fixes to Britain’s problems, but without tangible change, patience will run out quickly, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer cancels appointment of Gwyn Jenkins as national security adviser

Exclusive: PM’s decision seen by some in Whitehall as precursor for role going to more politically loyal candidate

The Independent UK

Labour cronyism row escalates as Tories demand investigation into donor’s appointment to Treasury

Laura Trott urges the prime minister’s ethics adviser to open an investigation

The Guardian - UK

There is a serious problem at 10 Downing Street, but it isn’t Sue Gray v Morgan McSweeney

The rumbles of discord in No 10 matter, but they’re a sign of a creaking system rather than a destructive rivalry, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves planning to raise taxes and cut spending in October budget

Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger than expected growth in first half of 2024

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The Guardian - UK

‘Look out for fireworks’: power struggle rumours between No 10 big beasts persist

Downing Street officials deny friction between Sue Gray and Morgan McSweeney, but negative briefings continue

The Guardian - UK

Inspection finds Met police failing or inadequate in key crime fighting areas

‘Devastating’ report says there are ‘serious concerns’ about London force’s management of dangerous offenders

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves set to make 'tough decisions' on welfare spending

UK ministers have been ordered to search for cost-cutting reforms as the Chancellor plans to take “tough decisions” on welfare and spending...

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending

The Treasury has made it clear that reform will be needed as Rachel Reeves begins pivotal review of public finances

Evening Standard

Thousands of protesters take to streets in anti-racism marches across UK

It came as the Prime Minister warned police to remain on ‘high alert’ for further unrest

The Conversation

Keir Starmer needs to answer these pressing questions about how he will govern

Keir Starmer’s government has hit the ground running. But over the next few weeks and months some serious choices will have to be made about exactly how to govern. These are 13 pressing questions that will demand answers soon, partly drawing from my experience working in city government, several national…

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet secretary contenders: who’s in line for top job in UK civil service?

Whitehall sources say it could be a more open competition than in past as Simon Case prepares to step down

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