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Sue Gray Resigns as Starmer's Chief of Staff

Sue Gray Resigns as Starmer's Chief of Staff

Sue Gray Resigns as Starmer's Chief of Staff
Above: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff Sue Gray Image credit: Liam McBurney/Contributor/PA Images via Getty Images

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