Covid Inquiry NI: After interview where Sue Gray dismissed claims she was a spy, Stormont official tried to destroy messages about it following ‘scary conversation’

Starmer’s chief of staff had given unauthorised interview to the corporation denying that she was a spy which had caused consternation — which also led to a string of deleted texts

Sue Gray has a reputation for secrecy – but has said she’s never worked for the intelligence services. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA

A BBC interview with Sue Gray where she dismissed claims she was a spy was ‘unauthorised’ and sparked fury, text messages which a former Stormont official tried to destroy have revealed.

Sue Gray is now chief of staff to Keir Starmer, who in coming months is almost certain to become Prime Minister. But until May 2021 she was the most senior official in Stormont’s Department of Finance (DoF).

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