The Prime Ministers top adviser Sue Gray has resigned from her position as downing Street Chief of staff. She said she was standing down because it had become clear that intense commentary around her position Risked Becoming A Distraction to the governments vital work of change. It had recently been revealed she earned more than the pm. In a written statement, Sir Keir Starmer thanked her for all the support she had given him, both in opposition and in government. Iain watson reports. This is how close Sue Gray was to the Prime Minister, Meeting President biden alongside Keir Starmer just last month. The Sue Gray report into Government Lockdown parties has just been published. She is probably best known as the Senior Civil Servant who drew up the partygate report, which hastened borisjohnson s departure from number ten. The conservatives were outraged when she traded her Whitehall Job for an influential role with labour. Since last september, she was Keir Starmer s Chief Of Staff in op
Good afternoon. Irans Supreme Leader has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as totally legitimate. Leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years, Ayatollah Khamenei said it was the minimum Punishment Israel deserved. Overnight, there were more israeli Air Strikes on lebanon, including one near a Border Crossing which israel says targeted a tunnel used by hezbollah. Our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the latest. This was designed as a show of strength from a regime deeply humiliated by a series of devastating blows to its allies, hezbollah and hamas. Supporters commemorated Hassan Nasrallah killed in an israeli Air Strike a week aGo today. Free transport was offered to those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Those who came. And then the Supreme Leaderappeared. Last those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Last friday he was reported to have Gone into hiding. Today he came out in public to delive
Conservatives, elected to conserve what is great about our country. We cannot survive as the left denigrate our history and pull down our monuments. We must not be afraid as we were in batley, we must not be afraid to get involved where a teacher was driven into hiding by islamist thugs or when the very worst crimes were committed, when young girls were groomed and raped four years in rotherham and rochdale, and nothing happened for years. Rochdale, and nothing happened foryears. Nothing rochdale, and nothing happened for years. Nothing happened because those in charge were scared of being called racists, and then the system hid behind the human Rights Act and failed to deport the child abusers and allowed them to walk the streets where their victims live. Well, enough. I am where their victims live. Well, enough. Iam not where their victims live. Well, enough. I am not afraid. This stealthy poisoning of our society needs to stop. The Liberal Democrats are not going to defend our count
Of the china open in beijing, ending the italian s 15 match Winning Streak. The match had to be decided on a Tie Break with alcaraz winning seven stunning points in a row to claim victory. Its the spaniards fourth title of the year. Meanwhile Aryna Sabalenka extended her Winning Streak to 15 matches to reach the quarter finals in beijing with a straight Sets Victory over madison keys. The World Number two and top seed needed just over an hour to win 6 4 6 3. She will now face Karolina Muchova in the last eight after she beat Cristina Bucsa 6 2 6 0. The final of the Louis Vuitton Cup continues off the coast of barcelona. This is the series that decides whether Ineos Brittannia , skippered by ben ainslie, or the Italians Luna Rossa will take on New Zealand for the Americas Cup later this month. Going into wednesdays two races it was all square four all in the first to seven series. Inneos took the first victory of the day. In the last five minutes they have one the second and one more wi