The prime minister’s former chief of staff, who was responsible for the Partygate investigation that helped topple Boris Johnson’s government, will become a life peer

Former senior civil servant, who was ousted as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff after just three months, will be one of 30 new peers

She continued to feature in the headlines after taking on the party political job and eventually quit over fears she was ‘becoming a distraction’.

Keir Starmer has given Sue Gray a seat in the House of Lords just weeks after sacking her as his chief of staff. The former top civil servant was ousted as part of a shake-up of No.10 in October, less than 100 days after the general election.

The government has appointed 30 new Labour peers including a string of ex-MPs and Sir Keir Starmer loyalists. The prime minister's former chief of staff Sue Gray has also been handed a seat in the House of Lords,

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray “could become a minister”, according to ex-Labour adviser Kevin Meagher. Speaking on GB News, Meagher said the decision to hand Gray a life peerage plays into a wider strategy by the Labour Party to keep her involved in some form.