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Sue Gray describes mistrust and leaks inside Starmer’s Downing Street
Baroness Sue Gray has described her time as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff as “unbearable”, revealing in her first broadcast interview since resigning that she faced sustained briefing against her and felt unable to speak freely for fear that conversations would be leaked to journalists. Speaking to Ed Balls on the Political Currency podcast,…
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Illegal dumping could land culprits with £5,000 fines in new Government crackdown on waste
“These toxic dumps have blighted communities for too long”
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Sue Gray admits it was ‘unbearable’ working in No10 for Keir Starmer as ex-top aide reveals she feared ‘someone was recording everything you say’
Sue Gray, who served as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff before her departure from Downing Street, has reportedly described her time working in No 10 as “unbearable”. The comments, relayed by a former senior aide, offer a rare and unflattering glimpse into the internal atmosphere of Starmer’s government during its early period in power,…
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Facial recognition at football grounds, Trump-Cohen sit-down, and Root steadies England’s post-Stokes era
Scotland’s chief inspector of constabulary, Craig Naylor, has urged ministers and policing leaders to consider live facial recognition and drones as tools against football-related disorder. His intervention followed incidents including disorder around Celtic and Rangers fixtures, but Police Scotland does not currently use live facial recognition. The proposal would place Scotland within a wider UK…
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Trump announces ‘the most crushing economic operation ever taken’ against any country that does business with Iran
Donald Trump has announced what he described as “the most crushing economic operation ever taken” against any country that continues to do business with Iran, signalling a major escalation in Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Tehran. The declaration underscores the US administration’s determination to isolate Iran economically, with the threat extending beyond Iran itself to…
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AI agent suggested installing a malware package. Engineer almost took its advice
An AI coding assistant recommended that a software engineer install a malicious package disguised as a legitimate library, but the developer’s company caught it in time thanks to a policy requiring manual verification of any AI-suggested software. The incident, disclosed by Sergiy Fitsak, managing director of consultancy Softjourn, highlights a growing supply-chain risk known as…
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Rising UK consumer confidence gives Andy Burnham ‘golden opportunity’, survey says – business live
UK consumer confidence has risen sharply, presenting new prime minister Andy Burnham with what commentators describe as a “golden opportunity” to capitalise on improving public sentiment. The findings come from a survey by Opinium for the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which tracks how confident shoppers feel about the economy and their own finances, and matters…
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Sue Gray says Starmer’s office was consumed by mistrust
Baroness Sue Gray has described working as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff as “unbearable”, saying the atmosphere inside No 10 became so poisoned by leaks and internal briefing that colleagues feared “everything you say” was being secretly recorded. Speaking to Ed Balls on the Political Currency podcast in her first interview since resigning nearly…
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Miliband summons top Israeli envoy over ‘unacceptable and destructive’ settlement project
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Trump pick to lead FDA was architect of Joe Rogan-backed policy to promote psychedelics
Donald Trump’s pick to head the US Food and Drug Administration has been named as the architect of a push, backed publicly by podcaster Joe Rogan, to promote wider access to psychedelic drugs. The appointment is notable because it signals a potential shift in the FDA’s approach to psychedelics, which have traditionally been tightly restricted…