🚨Hope press ask #Starmer after his speech why he rejected his then-chief of staff #SueGray short-list of two for the position of #US ambassador: #KarenPearce (then-existing) and #DavidMiliband, choosing instead from a short-list of #Mandelson or #GeorgeOsborne (via @newstatesman1913.bsky.social)

🚨 #Starmer #Mandelson 🚨

#SueGray, #Starmer’s then chief of staff, compiled a shortlist of two for #UK ambassador to #US. #Mandelson was not on it. It contained the existing post-holder, #KarenPierce, and #DavidMiliband.

@channel4news.bsky.social @cathynewman.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social

Maiden speech by #SueGray yesterday in House of Lords was notable for its defence of Civil Service. Sad that this is needed when Gvt needs positive Civil Service support for the changes they are making. @LibDems.org.uk

Gave Without Taking? Career diplomats should go on strike over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to Washington, and Donald Trump should refuse to ...

Were there not supposed to be citations for new appointments to the #HouseOfLords? Does anyone have them for today's 38? Perhaps we should compose them? #SueGray #Peers #Peerages #Newsnight davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2024/12/gave...

Gave Without Taking? Career diplomats should go on strike over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to Washington, and Donald Trump should refuse to ...

Congratulations to my former colleague, #TobyYoung, who becomes a second generation Peer of the Realm, in succession to the author of The Rise of the Meritocracy. #SueGray #Peers #Peerages #Lords #HouseOfLords #Newsnight davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2024/12/gave...

Gave Without Taking? Career diplomats should go on strike over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to Washington, and Donald Trump should refuse to ...

The lack of ermine for #LizTruss indicates her delusion that one day she will be back on the green benches and thus as Prime Minister. Note that #JacobReesMogg is also content to remain plain Sir Jacob. #SueGray #Peers #Peerages #Newsnight davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2024/12/gave...

Gave Without Taking? Career diplomats should go on strike over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to Washington, and Donald Trump should refuse to ...

Were there not supposed to be citations for new appointments to the #HouseOfLords? Does anyone have them for today's 38? Perhaps we should compose them? #SueGray #Peers #Peerages #C4News #bbcaq davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2024/12/gave...

Get thee to the HoL 30 new #Labour peers, six new #Conservatives & two Lib Dems including;-

#ThangamDebbonaire
#DavidEvans
#SueGray
#LucianaBerger
#ThereseCoffey
#CarwynJones
#TobyYoung

Altogether now, snouts in trough

Labour appoints 30 new peers including Sue Gray Sue Gray will join the Houe of Lords two months after she left her role as the PM's chief of staff.

Some karma in Sue Gray getting to Lords before Boris, Hancock and Dacre?
She certainly has a long career in service of all the people of the UK to justify this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#SueGray

Gave Without Taking? Career diplomats should go on strike over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to Washington, and Donald Trump should refuse to ...

Were there not supposed to be citations for new appointments to the #HouseOfLords? Does anyone have them for today's 38? Perhaps we should compose them? #SueGray #Peers #Peerages #bbcpm davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2024/12/gave...

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BBC News - #SueGray among 30 newly appointed Labour peers

#TobyYoung though..... WTAF?

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Very pleased to see #LucianaBerger, #ThangamDebbonaire & #SueGray are made life peerages. I was delighted to see Ms Berger rejoining @teamlabouruk.bsky.social after a pretty unpleasant period under @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social tenure as Leader.

#SueGray is off to the House of Lords

The Gray Lady becomes Lady Gray and Labour disappoints again

Emma Sidi is Sue Gray The star of Starstruck, Ghosts and the new season of Taskmaster, brings her brand new character-comedy phenomenon to Reading, fresh off a rave-reviewed, sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe. Emma Sidi is…

TONIGHT! (Wed 20 Nov) Meet "Sue Gray", as imagined by 'Taskmaster' and 'Starstruck' star Emma Sidi, in a show described as 'character comedy at its best!' by A Young(ish) Perspective.

Snap up a seat at https://whatsonreading.com/emma-sidi

#rdguk #comedy #tonight #emmasidi #suegray

The political campaign against her because people thought a woman shouldn’t be earning that high a salary should have been a harbinger for Kamala’s chances of election. Rank #misogyny. Imagine Campbell being hounded out because he was on as much as Blair. #wato #SueGray #Bbcpm

Sir Keir Starmer seems to be getting desperate now. But furious #SueGray is spurning all his job offers.

‘Envoy to the Nations and Regions’ always had a whiff of a ‘Duke of Wessex’ sinecurial role about it. #SueGray

Keir Starmer’s reset shows his premiership is already in crisis Less than 100 days after taking office, the Labour prime minister has already been forced to shake up his team.

🔴 Sue Gray ousted after 80 days in No.10—was it poor judgment or power politics?
Labour's internal briefings & leaks show how deep the divisions run in Downing Street. Are inexperienced political aides undermining the government from within? #LabourInCrisis #SueGray

Matt on #SueGray - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Minister denies government is at 'crisis point' after departure of chief of staff Back to Defence Secretary John Healey, who has today denied that the government is at "crisis point” after Sue Gray stepped down as chief of staff within three months of Labour winning the election.

The Government is at 'crisis point'

#UKPOL #Ukpolitics #Labour #SueGray

#StephenFlynnSNP looks forward to welcoming #JohnSwinney's #Scottish Envoy to London where she is expected to get #SueGray 'Telt' and let her know that she is not needed, wanted nor 'Welclum' in #Scotland.

"She needs tae know."

Brighty on #SueGray #KeirStarmer #ElonMusk #DavidLammy #ChagosIslands – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

This furore over #SueGray really needs to be put into perspective and no it’s not ideal BUT we’ve endured (will pay the price for yrs !)of lies,sleaze corruption and 5 totally dreadful PMs who’ve all contributed to the devastating mess we are in.The media needs to cast its mind back !!!

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray quits She is leaving after rows over pay and donations and will take up a new role as the prime minister's regional envoy.

Crikey. #LabourParty #SueGray www.bbc.com/news/article...

Prime Minister puts investment at the heart of first Council of the Nations and Regions Leaders from across the UK will come together in Scotland next week [Friday 11 October] as the Prime Minister convenes the first Council of Nations and Regions.

Interesting that this👇was announced yesterday. Fits #SueGray 's new job description www.gov.uk/government/n...

08:47 BST Lord O'Donnell said whoever replaces Mr Case will need to have a "good relationship" with the prime minister's chief of staff, Sue Gray. "Sue knows the civil service backwards," he said. "That should be one of the easiest parts of the job, I would say.” 12:29 BST Lord O'Donnell said whoever replaces Mr Case will need to have a "good relationship" with the prime minister's chief of staff. When he spoke to the BBC, that was Sue Gray, who Lord O'Donnell said "knows the civil service backwards". Ms Gray has since resigned as chief of staff and will take up a new role as the PM's envoy for nations and regions.

Ex-cabinet secretary says £200,000 job is underpaid www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC retcon to spare GOD's blushes.

#UKpol #SueGray

Labour is to commission a Grey Report into the resignation of Sue Gray.
#SueGray