How The Sunday Times broke the freebies scandal

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Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray resigned amid weeks of bad headlines for the government over freebies. Labour’s troubles arguably began when The Sunday Times revealed a major donor, Lord Alli, had a security pass to Downing Street. Today we speak to Sunday Times Whitehall editor Gabriel Pogrund about how he got the story. Guest: Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times. Host: Luke Jones. Clips: Sky News, ITV News, Talk TV, The Times. This podcast has been acquired by the BBC. It is not complied by BBC Editorial Standards but covered by the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.