Sue Gray will join the House of Lords two months after she left her role as the PM's chief of staff.

The PM's former chief of staff is expected to be among a raft of new peers announced on Thursday.

The senior official was initially appointed to the role after departing as the PM's chief of staff.

The government has confirmed Sue Gray will not take up her post as the PM's envoy to the nations and regions.

The prime minister's ex-chief of staff will not immediately take up a new role as his regional envoy.

Sue Gray's departure as the PM's chief of staff has forced an early revamp of his No 10 operation.

Former deputy leader Baroness Harman praises Sue Gray after she quits in a government reshuffle.

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