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BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Gareth Gordon spoke to Mark.

Sir Keir Starmer is facing an acrimonious pay revolt at the heart of his government after it emerged that his chief of staff Sue Gray is being paid £170,000 a year, more than the prime minister himself.

BBC told that PM’s chief of staff receives £170k a year, more than any cabinet minister or her Tory predecessor

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,