"Gray said in a statement last Sunday that she had accepted a role as the prime minister's envoy for nations and regions after intense speculation about her position in government became a distraction. In recent weeks it has become clear to me that intense commentary around my position risked becoming a distraction to the government's vital work of change, she said. It is for that reason I have chosen to stand aside."
"The meeting will discuss boosting growth and increasing investment in the UK, including through an industrial strategy and the government's global investment summit that takes place on Monday."
"Keir Starmer is convening the first council of the nations and regions, which was a Labour manifesto promise to restructure government by bringing the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland together with regional mayors in England."
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