She is leaving after rows over pay and donations and will take up a new role as the prime minister's regional envoy.

Sue Gray is carrying the can for the shortcomings and mistakes of her boss, says Henry Newman Morgan McSweeney is Keir Starmer’s second chief of staff following Sue Gray’s resignation. And we aren’t even 100 days into the new government.

Sir Keir Starmer has attempted to regain control over his misfiring administration by ousting his chief of staff in the wake of an ongoing briefing war at the heart of No 10. The Prime Minister swiftly appointed his head of political strategy Morgan McSweeney to become his most senior adviser.