Sue Gray being paid £170,000 a year – more than Keir Starmer

PM’s chief of staff received rise after election while other political special advisers faced pay cuts

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Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been given a salary of £170,000 – more than the prime minister.

Gray was given a pay rise after the election despite other political special advisers being unhappy about their pay being cut compared with their previous jobs at the Labour party.