A member of a virtual New Labour group who attended Guildford Grammar School (others include former Government minister James Purnell, and communications manager Tim Allan), she graduated from Clare College, Cambridge, in 1993 before becoming a researcher for Tony Blair when he was Shadow Home Secretary.
She moved into the policy unit when he became leader of the Labour Party in 1994, with responsibility for Home Affairs policy. After Blair became Prime Minister in 1997, Lloyd was Foreign Policy Advisor in the Number 10 Policy Unit. Lloyd became a trustee of The Tony Blair Governance Initiative charity in 2009.
Married in 2002, she has two children.
Lloyd was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 New Year"s Honours list.
