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,

Keir Starmer has seen his popularity plummet since the general election, a new poll has revealed. The prime minister’s approval rating is now even lower than Rishi Sunak’s, less than three months on from Labour’s landslide victory on July 4.

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 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.

Jonathan Reynolds, business secretary, suggests Starmer himself did not decide pay for his chief of staff. Good morning. Yesterday the BBC broke the story that Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff,

The Prime Minister has become embroiled in another freebie scandal today, as he enjoyed tickets to a football game last weekend - alongside a controversial lobbyist.

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