Leaks reveal tensions in Whitehall
Sue Gray, Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been revealed to earn more than him ; Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Simon Case has denied being behind the leaks A frantic mole hunt to uncover which No10 insider leaked the salary of Sir Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff, Sue Gray, is underway as the latest damaging briefing threatened division in the centre of Government.
The BBC reported insiders claimed Gray herself had asked for the salary and declined to cut it by a few thousand pounds so she would earn less than the PM.it was not the case that she had requested her salary – insisting that pay decisions were made by civil servants not political appointees. Insiders pointed out the email containing the salary information, where the Gray leak is thought to have come from, was only sent to spads and not civil servants.
The Cabinet Office has denied Simon Case is behind any leaks. A spokesman said any suggestions are “categorically untrue”. “Sue won’t last. It might not be her fault, but it’s never a good thing when you end up becoming the story. Like Campbell, or Steve Hilton, or Nick and Fi, or Dom,” they said. On Monday, the Guardian reported internal frustration at the failure of Case, the head of the civil service and Gray’s former boss, to get a grip on the damaging leaks.
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