She is leaving after rows over pay and donations and will take up a new role as the prime minister's regional envoy.

Spokesperson fails to address questions over whether Gray resigned or was sacked as chief of staff or specify her salary for her new role. Farage backtracks on claim he is not holding in-person constituency surgeries due to security advice from Commons 13:46 Nigel Farage,

The political fallout continues after Sue Gray quit as the Downing Street chief of staff, citing fears she was “becoming a distraction” as pressure grows on the prime minister ahead of his first budget.