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.

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

Former senior civil servant Sue Gray, who became a household name as the Partygate investigator, is at the centre of fresh controversy over the revelation she is paid more than her boss - the prime minister.

Sir Keir Starmer's top aide reportedly got a pay rise after the general election that put her earnings above the Prime Minister's.