Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff received a pay rise after the election which means she is now paid more than the prime minister. The BBC has been told that Sue Gray asked for and was given a salary of £170,000 - £3,000 more than the PM and more than any cabinet minister – or her Conservative predecessor.

Sue Gray is said to earn £3,000 more than Keir Starmer, despite a source claiming she was urged to ask for less.

Sue Gray, Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, is paid more than the Prime Minister himself, it has emerged. Ms Gray asked for and has been given a salary of £170,000, meaning she is on £3,000 more than Sir Keir.

In the latest leak from inside Downing Street sources said that Ms Gray, a former civil servant, was being paid £170,000 as chief of staff, compared to the £166,000 earned by Sir Keir.

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