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 been forced to insist he remains “in control” of the government less than three months after taking office. The prime minister has endured his toughest week since winning the general election amid a No.

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,