No surprise at all.
Certainly no surprise to anyone who knows the Guardian - and, especially Beckett.
See, what really irks him (and I'm loving it) is Kelly's stubborn refusal to conform to the Guardian template of a "Blair Babe". His sub-text actually reads,
"How dare she be young, female, smart as a whip and a Cabinet Minister and a conservative Catholic! Why couldn't she be a real Catholic like, say, tree-hugging, amulet-wearing, mantra-chanting, guru-chasing Cherie?