Just days after Boris Johnson likened Dominic Cummings to a ‘homicidal robot’ in his new book, Keir Starmer seems to embrace the idea of putting a ruthless, analytics obsessed genius in charge of his Downing Street operation,

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,

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.

Sue Gray has resigned as the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, saying she “risked becoming a distraction” after weeks of negative briefings against the top aide. She will be replaced by Sir Keir Starmer ‘s chief adviser, Morgan McSweeney.

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.