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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

'I'm in control': Keir Starmer responds as row erupts over Sue Gray pay

KEIR Starmer has insisted he is “completely in control” following a row within Government over his top adviser’s pay ...

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer insists he is ‘completely in control’ of his own government amid Sue Gray row

PM faces questions ahead of the annual Labour Party conference next week

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With a lust for freebies and hobbled by infighting, Labour look like the Tories 2.0

The prime minister promised a government a world apart from Rishi Sunak’s, yet the similarities are mounting

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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

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How much do MPs earn? Sue Gray paid more than Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

The PM’s chief of staff’s pay rise has reportedly angered Labour Party special advisers

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer accused of handing ‘gold-plated pension’ to Sue Gray as pensioners brace for winter fuel cut

Conservative Party has claimed prime minister had ‘snatched away support for the vulnerable’ while handing large pensions to his senior officials

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Minister defends £170,000 salary of Keir Starmer aide Sue Gray

Ministers have ‘no political input’ into the pay of advisers, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says

Evening Standard

UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he's done nothing wrong

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected in July on a promise to restore trust in politics

The Independent UK

Starmer says accepting gift of use of corporate box at Arsenal will save taxpayer money given security costs – as it happened

PM defends decision to accept corporate hospitality but dodges question about who paid for his glasses

The Guardian - UK

$Thursday briefing: The sophisticated attack on Hezbollah, and what it means for a fractious Middle East$

Thursday briefing: The sophisticated attack on Hezbollah, and what it means for a fractious Middle East

In today’s newsletter: Thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded in sequence across Lebanon – what happens now?

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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

'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

Bitter row breaks out as Keir Starmer's top aide Sue Gray paid more than him

KEIR Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray is reportedly paid more than the Prime Minister himself – as a bitter war of words breaks out over…

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Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray is paid more than the prime minister

A government spokesperson said Sue Gray had ‘no involvement in any decision on her pay’

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray’s £170,000 pay prompts fury among Labour advisers

Revelation Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is paid more than PM adding to anger over salary cuts, sources say

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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

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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

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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

‘We are in danger of being the doom and gloom government’: can Starmer’s hardline strategy actually work?

The PM’s grim rose-garden message hasn’t impressed voters and some MPs fear ‘tough decisions’ show a lack of empathy – and no promise they’ll pay off

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 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

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‘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

Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray review – bureaucratic blabbermouth’s lurid disclosures

Downing Street’s chief of staff is imagined to be gossipy and gregarious in this wickedly silly show from the Starstruck comedian

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Six of the best political shows you need to see at this year's Fringe

THE Edinburgh Festival Fringe has officially launched, with more than 3500 shows planned across the month.

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