{"id":151402,"date":"2024-10-10T17:04:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/sue-gray-to-miss-first-key-summit-in-new-role\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T17:04:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:04:22","slug":"sue-gray-to-miss-first-key-summit-in-new-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/sue-gray-to-miss-first-key-summit-in-new-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Sue Gray to miss first key summit in new role"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sue Gray will not attend the prime minister’s council of nations and regions on Friday despite her new title as a special envoy.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir Starmer will meet with leaders of the devolved nations for a summit that will focus on spreading investment and growth across all parts of the UK.<\/p>\n

Ms Gray, who resigned following a bitter power struggle in Number 10, was appointed as Sir Keir’s envoy for the nations and regions after Morgan McSweeney, the party’s former campaign director, replaced her in the role.<\/p>\n

In her advisory role Ms Gray will support Sir Keir and the cabinet in delivering on its devolution agenda.<\/p>\n

However, it is understood that despite her remit as the nations and regions envoy, she will not attend the special summit in Scotland because she is taking a short break between roles.<\/p>\n

The absence of Ms Gray at the summit rounds off a tumultuous week for the former partygate investigator who resigned as Downing Street chief of staff<\/a><\/strong> after just three months.<\/p>\n

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Ms Gray said that while it had been “an honour to take on the role of chief of staff”, it had become clear that “intense commentary around my position risked becoming a distraction to the government’s vital work of change”.<\/p>\n

“It is for that reason I have chosen to stand aside, and I look forward to continuing to support the prime minister in my new role.”<\/p>\n

Ms Gray’s resignation follows weeks of speculation about her role<\/a><\/strong> and reports of a power struggle at the heart of government.<\/p>\n

Tensions over Ms Gray’s role reached a crescendo when her salary of \u00a3170,000 – \u00a33,000 more than the prime minister – was leaked to the BBC in an apparent attempt to damage her politically.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster also reported more junior staff were disgruntled they were not being paid more than what they received when Labour was in opposition – despite now occupying more senior government roles.<\/p>\n

Alongside Mr McSweeney’s appointment as chief of staff – a role he previously held when the party was in opposition – Sir Keir also announced a shake-up of his entire Downing Street operation following disquiet at how the party handled rows over freebies and donations, as well as its decision to axe winter fuel payments for most pensioners.<\/p>\n

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Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson have been promoted to deputy chiefs of staff, while Nin Pandit has been appointed as Sir Keir’s principal private secretary.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, former journalist James Lyons will join from TikTok to lead a new strategic communications team.<\/p>\n

The prime minister said he was “really pleased to be able to bring in such talented and experienced individuals into my team”.<\/p>\n

“This shows my absolute determination to deliver the change the country voted for,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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