Labour warned over Gray cash

LABOUR has been warned not to use taxpayers' cash to pay for civil servant Sue Gray's gardening leave before she becomes Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff.

- David Williamson and Jonathan Walker

 

The resignation of Ms Gray who led the probe into Covid rule-breaking "Partygate" under ex-PM Boris Johnson sparked outrage.

has Former Tory party co-chairwoman Amanda Milling has written to the Labour leader, asking that the public money the party receives, so-called Short Money, is not used to cover her leave.

She states: "I share the deep concerns expressed by many about this appointment, including the wider British public.