Controversial aide to prime minister Keir Starmer will take new job as envoy for UK nations and regions
Chastened by fractious Labour conference, PM bids to draw a line under mis-steps and ‘get a grip’ on No 10
The Labour donor gave the clothes to Starmer in two tranches over the past year
The PM must deliver a speech that activists can cheer about and get a grip on Downing Street
Downing Street chief of staff’s £170,000 wage is a blow as special advisers are handed surprisingly low pay settlements
UK prime minister’s chief of staff on £170,000 a year after post-election pay bump
Hilary Benn blames move on ballooning cost of rebuilding Belfast’s Casement Park for Uefa tournament
Starmer’s chief of staff accused of micromanagement amid claims of clashes with political adviser McSweeney
Starmer’s main hurdle in the next parliament will be whether the party can effectively blame the Tories for future problems
Class is a bigger barrier to career progress than gender or ethnicity in some City firms
Party members allege they were asked to hand over their phones as part of probe
The FT's UK chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy opinion editor Miranda Green discuss how outlying runners could affect the election result
‘Partygate’ investigator has become Labour’s chief ‘political fixer’ as it steps up election campaign
Georgie Henley and Ophelia Lovibond recreate lockdown-breaking parties at No 10 Downing Street
Cabinet Office finds Labour’s recently appointed chief of staff should have declared her initial contact with the party
Whitehall vetting body finds no evidence ex-senior civil servant favoured opposition party in old job
People close to Acoba say it will hand ex-civil servant delay of 6 or 12 months from March 2023
UK government declines to say whether circumstances around move broke civil service code
Cabinet Office to update UK parliament over whether decision to take Labour role broke civil service rules
Report suggests it should have been obvious that gatherings were in breach of Covid rules
Claiming that Boris Johnson was forced out by her ‘Partygate’ probe allows former PM’s allies to undermine his successor
Sue Gray leaves Whitehall for senior post with Starmer but move may be delayed by PM
Plus, Jeremy Hunt, who has hinted at a Tory leadership bid, warns of the dangers of alienating suburban voters
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Sue Gray report greeted with relief by Downing Street officials, despite criticism of leadership
