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When Sir Keir Starmer first approached Sue Gray early last year to be his chief of staff, he believed the veteran civil servant would bring her long Whitehall experience to Labour’s preparations for government.

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Mr McSweeney, 47, credited with transforming the Labour Party into an election-winning machine after the Corbyn era, has sealed his victory in a bitter power struggle with Ms Gray (pictured).

There had also been reports over a clash between how Gray and McSweeney’s respective teams were attempting to run Government. For McSweeney, the new role will further cement his