Sir Keir Starmer ‘held talks with Sue Gray months earlier than Government knew’

Sir Keir Starmer is alleged to have met Sue Gray about turning into his chief of workers months earlier than the Government knew.

The Labour chief has been known as a “hypocrite” over the transfer. A probe by watchdog Acoba says Sir Keir and the highest civil servant met months earlier than the discussions got here to mild.

Gray was accountable for working the Government’s partygate inquiry. But a damning report from the Cabinet workplace this week will reportedly say she breached impartiality guidelines and may very well be sacked.

Acoba will give Ms Gray a six month ban — clearing the way in which for her to take up the Labour job within the autumn, reports The Sun.

Some Conservatives need Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to power her to attend till after subsequent 12 months’s election.

One informed The Sun: “Damning information in the report will show Starmer’s a total hypocrite on standards — and not a man of his word.”

The report is predicted to disclose Gray started talking to Labour in October, 5 months earlier than she stop her Whitehall job. She had, nonetheless, completed engaged on her Boris Johnson partygate probe however was nonetheless working as a civil servant.