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 the p
Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. Israel has launched fresh air strikes in Southern Lebanon as the leader of hezbollah a proscribed Terrorist Organisation by the some western governments was giving his first public reaction to the wave of attacks across lebanon. At least 37 people have been killed and thousands injured by Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies. Hassan nasrallah described the attacks as a massacre and said it could be called a declaration of war. Here the Foreign Secretary is urging british nationals to leave the country while commercial flights are still operational. Our chief international correspondent, Orla Guerin has this report. Israeli Fighter Planes flying low Over Beirut this afternoon. Dominating the skies. Carefully timed, as sheikh Hassan Nasrallah was making a televised address. He admitted hezbollah had suffered a major blow and said the enemy, israel, had crossed all red first it was pagers exploding. Then yesterday, Walk
On tensions in government, hIs senior advIsor s pay, and accepting freebies. Were in springfield, ohio after Donald Trumps false claims about immigrants Eating Pet Cats And Dogs there. Saved and arsenal keep their hopes alive in the Champions League. The Prime MinIster promIses more affordable homes for london, but and stay with us here on Bbc News for continuing Coverage And AnalysIs from our team of correspondents in The Uk and around the world. Good evening. Israel says it has carried out around 30 Air Strikes on hezbollah targets in Lebanon Today in whats been some of the heaviest bombing since the October 7th attacks. Israeli warplanes flew low over beirut creating Sonic Booms as the leader of hezbollah a proscribed TerrorIst OrganIsation condemned thIs weeks exploding device attacks. At least 37 people were killed and thousands injured by Detonating Pagers and Walkie Talkies, in an operation widely thought to have been carried out by Israel. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said
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