Watch: Sue Gray enters the Lords

And there we have it. Baroness Gray of Tottenham has entered the House of Lords. Sir Keir’s former chief of staff Sue Gray has today become a Labour peer after a whirlwind seven months under Starmer’s government. The political peerages document dropped in December after the nominations from the PM, Kemi Badenoch and Sir Ed Davey were formally approved by King Charles III – and readers were quick to spot the Starmer ally on the list.

It’s quite the controversy. The ex-civil servant was made the Prime Minister’s chief staffer in July but rather quickly fell out of favour with his top team after being accused of cronyism, ‘subverting’ Cabinet over Casement Park and not seeing eye to eye with Labour campaign guru – and her successor – Morgan McSweeney. After to-ing and fro-ing over Gray’s future, Starmer finally replaced the ex-mandarin in October.

Gray might not be in Downing Street any longer, but at least she has a plush seat in the Lords.