- Baroness Sue Gray has described working inside Downing Street as "definitely unbearable" in her first interview since stepping down as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff.
- Speaking on the Political Currency podcast, she revealed that persistent anonymous leaks created an environment where she felt colleagues were secretly recording her.
- Lady Gray expressed disappointment that the then-prime minister did not take firmer action to stop negative briefings targeted at her and other staff.
- She dismissed rumours of internal power struggles, explaining that a reported attempt to move colleague Morgan McSweeney was simply a practical decision about room size.
- The former civil servant resigned in 2024 after deciding she was becoming a distraction to the government, and she was subsequently appointed as a Labour peer.
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