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Starmer ‘confident’ Sue Gray did not break rules over Labour role

Labour has pledged to abide by any Acoba recommendation in relation to the hiring of Ms Gray.

The Independent UK

Starmer denies job talks held with Sue Gray during her Boris Johnson inquiry

Labour leader says he is confident Gray, offered the role of his chief of staff, has not broken any rules

The Guardian - UK

Starmer insists he had ‘no discussions whatsoever’ with Sue Gray while she was probing Partygate

In March Sir Keir poached Ms Gray from the civil service to serve as his chief of staff, sparking uproar among Tory MPs.

The Independent UK

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Sue Gray declined to make representations to inquiry into her role with Labour, Dowden says – as it happened

Oliver Dowden says process ‘involved interviewing relevant persons’ but Sue Gray chose not to take part

The Guardian - UK

Gove and Hunt, beware: true-blue Surrey is ready to turf out the Tories – and you’re next

An avalanche is coming. The voters I met are abandoning the Conservatives over lying, cheating and Brexit, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Minister to provide update into circumstances of Sue Gray switch to Labour

The former senior civil servant and partygate investigator has accepted the job as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief-of-staff.

The Independent UK

Sue Gray should not work for Keir Starmer until next year, says ex-watchdog

Peter Riddell says it would reassure senior ministers officials won’t be ‘here today, gone tomorrow’

The Independent UK

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Leading British Jews call for meeting with Guardian editor over Richard Sharp cartoon

The Board of British Jews has requested to meet Katharine Viner over the cartoon featuring former BBC chair Richard Sharp.

The Independent UK

Starmer says BBC chair would be appointed independently under Labour

Labour leader says party would change current system, in which PM has final say on who gets job

The Guardian - UK

To those who rejoice at Richard Sharp’s fall at the BBC – be careful what you wish for

The past Tory donor chair was clearly conflicted by his dealings with Boris Johnson, but he believed in the BBC, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson calls for resignations over Richard Sharp cartoon in Guardian

The former prime minister said publishing the cartoon was a worse mistake than helping to secure him an £800,000 loan

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer stands by Labour’s Sunak attack ad and denies it is racist

Opposition leader says Tory government has ‘unforgivable’ record as he defends claim PM does not want to see child abusers jailed

The Guardian - UK

Labour ‘would clean up politics and have independent process for chair of BBC’

Sir Keir Starmer suggested the party would reform the system which sees the prime minister of the day decide who gets the job.

The Independent UK

Anthony Seldon on Boris Johnson: ‘At his heart, he is extraordinarily empty’

The distinguished historian and headteacher discusses his latest book about a contemporary prime minister, a devastating – and dispiriting – account of Johnson’s chaotic reign

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The Guardian - UK

After the fall of Richard Sharp, the next BBC chair must not be another political crony

The public interest requires an open and scrupulous process to find the person best suited to perform an important role in our national life

The Guardian - UK

Appointment of next BBC chair must not be tainted by ‘sleaze’, Labour say

Shadow secretary for culture calls for root and branch review of top appointments

Daily Mirror

Local election results times: Hour-by-hour guide to when key battles will be announced

The 230 councils being contested in the local elections were last up for grabs in the dying days of Theresa May's premiership in 2019, when the Tories suffered major losses at the ballot box

The Guardian - UK

The Russo-Ukrainian War by Serhii Plokhy review – deeply personal study of ‘an old-fashioned imperial war’

The great chronicler of Ukraine breaks new ground in his rigorous and elegant analysis of Europe’s biggest conflict since 1945 – and its impact on friends and family

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The National (Scotland)

SNP 'luxury motorhome' is latest in a long line of election battle buses

THE campervan seized by police amid the probe into SNP finances has drawn a flurry of comment, controversy and speculation...

The Independent UK

Guardian apologises to Richard Sharp and Jewish community over ‘antisemitic’ cartoon

The cartoon has been described as ‘antisemitic’ by MPs and authors.

Daily Mirror

Next BBC chair selection must be 'free of sleaze that forced Richard Sharp to quit'

Labour's call comes amid growing pressure for Tory ministers to be banned from “interfering” in the selection process, while Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell called for a “root and branch review” of the appointments process.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak should not appoint next BBC chair after Richard Sharp fiasco, says David Dimbleby

Veteran broadcaster says system needs a shake-up

The Independent UK

David Dimbleby on Sharp row: PM’s power to appoint BBC chair should be curtailed

The broadcaster ruled himself out of taking on the role.

The Guardian - UK

BBC needs new rules for chair in wake of Richard Sharp affair, says David Dimbleby

Current system gives too much power to prime ministers says broadcaster – but rules himself out of running

Daily Mirror

'The whole murky Richard Sharp affair sums up how the Tory elite operate'

It is essential that measures are put in place to prevent future governments from deciding who runs the broadcaster - and Sharp’s departure should not allow Boris Johnson to wriggle off the hook

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