sue gray, the former senior civil servant who investigated lockdown parties at downing street, broke the civil service code due to undeclared contact with the labour party, before she left her role. she led a probe into lockdown parties and was cleared to work for labour by the parliaments appointments advisor last week and said she could start as keir starmer s chief of staff in september. ofcom has launched an investigation into a recent episode of ce jacob rees mogg s gb news show. the episode was broadcast on the 9th of may and featured the mp covering a breaking news story about a trial verdict involving donald trump. you are life with bbc news. thailand s king maha vajiralongkorn has inaugurated the opening of thai parliament, setting the stage for a new government after nearly a decade of military backed rule.