Labour questioned over whether pay scales have been changed to allow PM’s chief of staff to receive salary
Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, received a pay rise after the election which means she is now paid more than the PM, the BBC is reporting. In their story Chris Mason, the BBC’s political editor, and Henry Zeffman says: 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.
One source told the BBC: “It was suggested that she might want to go for a few thousand pounds less than the prime minister to avoid this very story. She declined.” The decision has ignited a row within government over Ms Gray, whose report while a senior civil servant into parties in Downing Street during the pandemic contributed to the downfall of Boris Johnson.
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