Wes Streeting has joked that Sir Keir Starmer’s embattled senior aide Sue Gray had “shot JFK” and “no one should earn more than the Prime Minister” amid a row over her salary. The Health Secretary made light of suggestions of mounting acrimony at the heart of Government as he spoke at an event on the sidelines of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

The Health Secretary took aim at the leaks over Starmer's chief of staff during an event on the sidelines of the Labour conference

The health secretary joked about Sue Gray’s influence amid repeated negative press briefings about Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff

The health secretary mocked criticism of Sue Gray after it was revealed Keir Starmer's chief of staff is paid more than the PM.