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.

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.