Is this what’s wrong with Britain? The UK's prime minister Keir Starmer has booted out the top woman in his team. Some say it is a sign of a rotten mindset that is holding the country back.
Fury over Sue Gray media 'witch hunt'
Is this what's wrong with Britain? The UK's prime minister Keir Starmer has booted out the top woman in his team. Some say it is a sign of a rotten mindset that is holding the country back.
This weekend Britain's prime ministerA prime minister is the head of government in a country with a parliamentary system. Keir StarmerThe leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020 and British prime minister since July 2024. sacked Sue GrayA senior civil servant who entered the public eye for the first time when she was tasked with investigating lockdown breaches in government. In 2024, she was briefly Keir Starmer's chief of staff., his chief of staffThe leader of a large and complex body or organisation. . She had been in the job for less than half a year.
So why did Starmer think Gray had to go?
In the last three months she had become very unpopular.
It is said that she suggested to some advisers that they take lower pay, but asked for a large salaryHow much someone earns for doing their job. for herself. Others say they could not get hold of Starmer, because she insisted that everything must go through her.
Meanwhile, others think her dismissal is part of a larger story.
Some experts claim that the UK pays its top civil servantsAnyone working in a government department. The civil service has long-standing traditions and strict codes of conduct that can make it a law unto itself. too little. This means that public services lose out on talented people who choose to earn more in other jobs.
Britain is being held back, they argue, by its attitudeA feeling or way of behaving. You can have a "good" or "bad" attitude. . We do not want to pay more now to have a better future.
Is this what's wrong with Britain?
Yes! The whole country likes to watch a drama play out. But we never look seriously for the real problems the country faces and try to solve them.
No! Starmer sacked Gray because she was not doing well at her job. There is no more meaning to this story.
Prime minister - A prime minister is the head of government in a country with a parliamentary system.
Keir Starmer - The leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020 and British prime minister since July 2024.
Sue Gray - A senior civil servant who entered the public eye for the first time when she was tasked with investigating lockdown breaches in government. In 2024, she was briefly Keir Starmer's chief of staff.
Chief of staff - The leader of a large and complex body or organisation.
Salary - How much someone earns for doing their job.
Civil servants - Anyone working in a government department. The civil service has long-standing traditions and strict codes of conduct that can make it a law unto itself.
Attitude - A feeling or way of behaving. You can have a "good" or "bad" attitude.
Fury over Sue Gray media ‘witch hunt’

Glossary
Prime minister - A prime minister is the head of government in a country with a parliamentary system.
Keir Starmer - The leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020 and British prime minister since July 2024.
Sue Gray - A senior civil servant who entered the public eye for the first time when she was tasked with investigating lockdown breaches in government. In 2024, she was briefly Keir Starmer's chief of staff.
Chief of staff - The leader of a large and complex body or organisation.
Salary - How much someone earns for doing their job.
Civil servants - Anyone working in a government department. The civil service has long-standing traditions and strict codes of conduct that can make it a law unto itself.
Attitude - A feeling or way of behaving. You can have a "good" or "bad" attitude.