BREAKING: Sue Gray appointed Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Keir Starmer 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
The group was formerly led by the party's director of communications, Matthew Doyle.
Ms Gray's appointment follows the dismissal of Sam White, who served as Sir Keir's chief of staff for a year but was unpopular with some of the shadow cabinet. Allies of the Labour leader had said that due to the relative inexperience of his team, a candidate who understands how to operate at the top level of government is essential.Ms Gray's appointment echoes Tony Blair's recruitment of diplomat Jonathan Powell while Labour was in opposition in 1995.
Mr Powell later became Number 10's first chief of staff and played a role in Northern Ireland peace talks before the Good Friday Agreement. A Labour source said:"[Sue Gray] knows how Number 10 works and she's very popular with civil servants."
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