The prime minister has insisted he is “completely in control” after the BBC revealed a row within government over staff pay.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.

Keir Starmer has faced questions over his chief of staff Sue Gray, gifts and winter fuel payment cuts in a pre-conference round of interviews with regional broadcasters

Westminster is in a gossip frenzy after the BBC revealed that Sue Gray, the Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, asked for and was given a salary of £170,000 - £3,000 more than the PM. Now leaks, power struggles and disgruntled advisers are dominating the headlines.

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 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,

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.

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,

Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff received a pay rise after the election that means she is now paid more than the prime minister.Sue Gray asked for and was given a salary of £170,000, which is £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,