'To be honest, we're all sick of Downing Street ,' he told me. 'No 10 is constantly trying to blame everyone else for the Government's failings. It's time they started looking closer to home.'
In what would represent yet another 'reset' of the PM's stumbling premiership, No10 aides are said to be in the early stages of plotting a rejig of Government ranks.
Sir Keir Starmer said he had made the four-mile journey from No10 to The Pineapple Pub, in his north London constituency, a 'couple of times' since he became PM in July.
The former civil servant will officially enter the unelected chamber four months after she was forced out as Sir Keir Starmer 's chief of staff in Downing Street .
Ms Gray's three months in No10 were marked by regular reports of tensions within Sir Keir's top team, while it was leaked that she was earning more than Sir Keir's salary of £166,786.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed they had received a report about the visit of Leonie Mellinger, an actress and communications guru, to Labour offices on 24th December 2020.
Keir Starmer was accused by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch of handing Mauritius the British territory 'so north London lawyers can boast at their dinner parties'.
The PM has been left facing questions after it was revealed Leonie Mellinger, an actress and communications skills coach, visited Labour HQ on 24th December 2020.
The PM will risk infuriating the touchy new president by hosting the Danish PM for dinner at No10 tonight, as he tries to walk a fine line between two UK allies.
Tensions have risen in the fallout from the Southport murders, with No 10 understood to be frustrated the Home Office has shied away from focusing on Islamist violence.