Who is new after Sue Gray? The Scotsman looks at the replacements under the senior communications team reshuffle

Sue Gray has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, saying that “intense commentary” around her position had become a “distraction”. The special adviser became a household name in 2022 when she headed a report into the Partygate scandal, criticising Boris Johnson and the Conservative government of the time.

Waiting for Sue Gray’ became something of a mantra for many politicians towards the end of Boris Johnson’s time in the top job. Then working as a senior civil servant, Sue Gray’s findings on Partygate were hugely anticipated and,