When I leaked Sue Gray’s salary last month, details of her pay were less important than what the leak revealed about the anger of those alongside her in government. In short, they were flipping angry - angry about her perceived power,

Sue Gray has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, it has been announced today, and will take up a new role in government. The outgoing chief of staff said the decision to step down came as a result of “intense commentary” around her position, admitting it risked becoming a “distraction to the government’s vital work of change”.