Sue Gray and Keir StarmerKeir Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray has rejected the PM’s job offer to become a regions and nations envoy, according to reports.Gray, who attracted national attention after leading the civil service’s partygate probe during Boris Johnson’s premiership, was hired to lead No.10 as the prime minister’s most powerful aide after Labour won the election. Her political appointment in Downing Street caused significant backlash and soon there was widespread speculation that a deep rift had emerged between Starmer’s senior officials behind the scenes.Gray ended up quitting more than five weeks ago.She was then expected to move to a part-time job back in Whitehall and work between Starmer and the leaders of the UK’s devolved nations and regions.In her resignation statement in
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