Keir Starmer asked his cabinet secretary to stop the BBC with a story about his former top adviser who earns more than he is said.
Simon Case spoke last year with the director-general of the company Tim Davie and political editor Chris Mason after NR.
It is understood that the Sir Keir team did not want any information about her wages – which was £ 170,000 a year, £ 3,000 above his – in the public domain.
They were also wary of the BBC Publishing Saint and anonymous briefings about Mrs. Gray, then the No. 10 -StaF chef.
Less than two weeks after the story ran, Gray resigned from her role.
Mr Case, who stopped his role in December, contacted Mr. Mason and Mr Davie, who is also the editor -in -chief of the BBC, according to the Sunday Times.
He asked the latter to consider the broader implications of the story and argued that it crossed the border – which suggests that future involvement in public services can discourage from fear of intense media research.
The former cabinet secretary – who arose at the end of last year as a result of poor health – also claimed that details about the role of Mrs. Gray were inaccurate when setting her own salary, including a report that she had handed over.
Keir Starmer asked his cabinet secretary to stop the BBC with a story about his former top adviser who earns more than he is claimed
It is understood that the Sir Keir team did not want any information about Mrs. Grey's Pay – which was £ 170,000 a year, £ 3,000 above his – in the public domain
In the end he did not stop the story, but warned that there were no 10 deep concerns.
This step seemed to break a precedent because it was unusual that a senior civil servant to get involved in a political dispute.
At the time, Mrs. Gray was subject to briefings against her from colleagues in No. 10.
Later she resigned after she had only been in the role for four months, with reference to the 'intense comments' around her position that runs the risk of becoming a 'distraction' for the government.
She is now in the House of Lords like Baroness Gray van Tottenham.
The involvement and discussions of the government secretary with the BBC director general are usually rare.
They usually only happen when stories can have consequences for national security or can harm British staff members involved in military or intelligence activities.
Simon Case spoke last year with the director-general of the company Tim Davie and political editor Chris Mason after NR.
Mr Case (photo), who stopped his role in December, contacted Mr. Mason and Mr Davie, who is also the editor -in -chief of the BBC, according to the Sunday Times
Mrs. Gray – The Chief Researcher of Partygate, who played a major role in the fall of Boris Johnson – is rather accused of being not impartial when she was in the officials.
After leaving the civil service in 2023, she took a position as staff chief of the leader of the opposition – who was Sir Keir at the time.
After she had resigned at No. but a month later it turned out that she would not take the pole.
The BBC refused to comment last night. The cabinet office was contacted for comment.
