Keir Starmer has endured a rough first three months in power, with his administration overwhelmed by controversies over donations, infighting and mounting gloom about the UK’s public finances. On Sunday,

When Sir Keir Starmer first approached Sue Gray early last year to be his chief of staff, he believed the veteran civil servant would bring her long Whitehall experience to Labour’s preparations for government.

Morgan McSweeney has become the prime minister's chief of staff, after Sue Gray quit the role saying "intense commentary" around her position "risked becoming a distraction". It followed weeks of criticism and briefings against Ms Gray, who had reportedly clashed with Mr McSweeney in his role as the PM's chief political adviser.

Campaign Director Morgan McSweeney was immediately announced as her replacement. Often described as Labour’s election guru, he is seen as the mastermind behind Sir Keir’s succession from Jeremy Corbyn and the party’s landslide victory on July 4.

Who is Labour election guru replacing Sue Gray and behind Keir Starmer’s rise to power? - Sue Gray’s departure has triggered a wider reshuffle of Number 10, and Morgan McSweeney is set to take over he

As the brains behind Starmer’s leadership campaign, McSweeney (47) is credited with having brought the prime minister to power. He entered No 10 as head of political strategy, in charge of charting the party’s path to another victory in five years’ time.

Six out of 10 Brits now think Labour is “sleazy”, according to a damning new poll. In another unfortunate turn for Keir Starmer’s already beleaguered government, YouGov has released the results of a rather unflattering survey after asking 2,

Mr McSweeney, 47, credited with transforming the Labour Party into an election-winning machine after the Corbyn era, has sealed his victory in a bitter power struggle with Ms Gray (pictured).