Sue Gray facing ‘political witch-hunt’ over new Labour job, allies say

Supporters claim government to rule she broke civil service code in bid to delay role as Keir Starmer's chief of staff

Former senior official Sue Gray is facing a political witch-hunt", allies believe, with the government set to conclude that she broke the civil service code, in an alleged bid to delay her appointment as Keir Starmer's chief of staff until after the next general election.

Ministers are expected to announce on Tuesday that an internal inquiry into Gray's departure from Whitehall has concluded that she breached the code by holding talks with Labour about the new role without informing civil service officials.