Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer is contemplating recruiting senior civil servant Sue Gray to be his new chief of workers.
Best identified for her report into lockdown-breaking events in Downing Street, Ms Gray has constructed a fearsome repute over many years on the coronary heart of presidency.
A veteran investigator of ministerial misbehaviour, she at the moment runs the Union and Constitution Directorate on the Cabinet Office.
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When approached by Sky News, Ms Gray declined to remark and stated she would get her press workplace to reply.
A Labour spokesperson stated: “The process is ongoing. Nobody has been offered the job.”
Ms Gray is the daughter of Irish immigrants and her son Liam Conlon is the chair of Labour’s Irish Society.
The group was previously led by the celebration’s director of communications Matthew Doyle.
Sir Keir’s search follows his dismissal of Sam White who served within the position for a yr however was unpopular with among the shadow cupboard.
Allies of the Labour chief say that because of the relative inexperience of his staff, a candidate who understands function on the prime degree of presidency is important.
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Ms Gray’s appointment would echo Tony Blair’s recruitment of diplomat Jonathan Powell whereas Labour was in opposition in 1995.
Mr Powell later grow to be Number 10’s first chief of workers and performed a job in Northern Ireland peace talks forward of the Good Friday Agreement.
A celebration supply stated: “[Sue Gray] knows how Number 10 works and she’s very popular with civil servants.”
Source: information.sky.com”