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Working in Starmer’s Number 10 was ‘unbearable’, says Sue Gray
Financial Times - World and The Sun describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedFormer chief of staff to previous PM describes onslaught of negative briefings and says Starmer ‘lacked vision’.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Working in Starmer’s Number 10 was ‘unbearable’, says Sue Gray". The right frames it as "Working in No10 under Starmer was very difficult and unbearable, ex-top aide Sue Gray says".
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CenterWorking in Starmer’s Number 10 was ‘unbearable’, says Sue Gray
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Right / center-rightWorking in No10 under Starmer was very difficult and unbearable, ex-top aide Sue Gray says
Working in No10 under Starmer was very difficult and unbearable, ex-top aide Sue Gray says
SIR Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff feared No10 colleagues were recording her as she lifted the lid on the “unbearable” civil war inside Downing Street. Sue Gray said she became convin...
