Starmer's chief of staff resigns and expectations that Scotland will miss poverty targets make the papers.

She said it had 'become clear to me that intense commentary around my position risked becoming a distraction'.

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. A Downing Street spokeswoman confirmed Ms Gray will take up a new role as the PM's envoy for nations and regions. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

Sir Keir Starmer has conducted a massive shake-up of his misfiring Number 10 team, with Sue Gray, his controversial chief of staff, quitting her post after only three months in Downing Street. Gray’s departure,

Sue Gray has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, it has been announced today, and will take up a new role in government. The outgoing chief of staff said the decision to step down came as a result of “intense commentary” around her position,

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,

Sue Gray has quit her role as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff, plunging his Government further into crisis. The former civil servant had been the Prime Minister's top aide in No10 since Labour's general election victory in July.