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Sue Gray Resigns as Starmer Chief of Staff

8/20/2026

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  • Baroness Sue Gray resigned as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in October 2024 after three months.
  • She described Downing Street as “unbearable” and feared colleagues were recording her comments.
  • Gray alleged staff briefed journalists against her and that Starmer ignored her complaints.
  • Her salary was reported above Prime Minister’s £166,786 pay.
  • Four months later Gray entered the House of Lords as a Labour peer named by Starmer.