Although her probe was non-criminal, the one magistrate to which Gray’s findings are subject is the court of public opinion.

History buffs will struggle to recall when the two most senior government ministers were last caught on the wrong side of the law. That is because this is the first time in history that a serving prime minister has been punished for breaking it.

There are likely to be more fines issued against government personnel in the coming weeks, as well as increased public demand to see them imposed on figures higher up on the food-chain rather than on low-level staff.

Sue Gray failed drastically to show that under Labour, “the adults are back in the room.”

In just two months, Starmer appears to have forgotten about his pledge to put a stop to political sleaze.

This is bad news for the Conservatives. But it’s far worse for democracy.

A suspiciously large number of bets were placed just before the election was called.

The Tories “have had years to do this and they bring it up in their last two weeks in power,” one critic says.

Labour faces its own “complications” too, but had a successful night overall.

Just 16 months ago, they were doing their best to kick him out.

James Cleverly insists the plan was never the “be all and end all.”

Today’s Labour described attacks by Hamas as “appalling” while Corbyn refrained from pointing the finger in any specific direction.