Sir Keir Starmer has finally broken his silence on the row over Sue Gray’s salary after it emerged she earns £3,000 a year more than the Prime Minister she serves. However, the Labour leader remained tight-lipped about the furore, telling The Guardian in an interview: “I’m not going to talk about individual salaries for any member of staff.”

Sir Keir Starmer’s top aide Sue Gray has been in the news after it was revealed that following Labour’s general election win in July she now earns more money than the British prime minister. It has being reported Ms Gray requested and was awarded a salary of £170,

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.

Keir Starmer has been forced to insist he remains “in control” of the government less than three months after taking office. The prime minister has endured his toughest week since winning the general election amid a No.

Sir Keir insisted his team were focused on delivering Labour’s mandate, rather than a row over the top aide’s pay.

The BBC said a number of sources briefed it on Sue Gray’s salary increase, meaning she earns about £3,000 (€3,570) more than Starmer.

It has emerged Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, received a pay rise which means she is now on a higher salary than him. The story, briefed to the BBC by a number of sources, painted a picture of fractious relationships at the heart of government,