In four years. The bbc has been told that 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. Sue gray asked for and was given a salary of £170,000 £3,000 more than the pm and more than any cabinet minister. 0ur political correspondent, henry zeffman, has more. I knew that there were tensions at the top of government and this Storys Existence in some way from Chris Mason and me attests to those, but my phone has practically blown up in the hours since we published this story yesterday, with people across Whitehall And Westminster who are furious at Sue Gray, keir starmer s Chief Of Staff. And let me explain why. It is not necessarily about her salary in absolute terms. There will be people out there who think that not only Sue Gray as prime Ministers Chief of staff, but the Prime Minister himself ought to be paid a lot more. Im sure they could earn lots more in the private sector or certainly in parts of t
Winter fuel. Whether starmer is right on winterfuel. Eat in Winter Fuel. Eat in southampton, winterfuel. Eat in southampton, good morning, morandi and st ives, susan in congleton, Swindon And Room for you as well so get in touch. Peter, what would you like to say . It peter, what would you like to sa . ,. ,. , say . It is out there online about a say . It is out there online about a video say . It is out there online about a Video Of say . It is out there online about a Video Of keir say . It is out there online. About a Video Of Keir Starmer talking about an 84 year old pensioner, just before the election she said she couldnt get out of bed in the morning because she didnt want to turn the heating on. He stood there and told her lies and said this will not happen on my watch. He lied, he stood there and lied. Are they going to lose their allowance . Are they going to turn the heating off in the House Of Commons . Are they going to claim thousands of pounds of expenses on top of the £
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