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How Sue Gray's friends and foes could shape Sir Keir Starmer's Downing Street

Sky News Thursday, 11 April 2024
Sue Gray's ascension to the Labour Party - from civil service partygate investigator to Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff - has delighted and rankled colleagues in equal measure.
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