Ms. Gray, chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said she was stepping down after sustained news media attention over her pay and status.

Sue Gray quits as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff over 'distraction' fears - Gray said she was standing down because it had ‘become clear to me that intense commentary around my posit

Sue Gray has quit her role as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff, saying she "risked becoming a distraction". She had been caught up in rows over pay, after the BBC's political editor revealed her salary was higher than Sir Keir's, and donations from Lord Alli.