The Prime Minister is facing calls to intervene in the row over Sue Gray’s £170,000 salary, which has infuriated other advisors.

Sir Keir is being urged to “create a moment” to prevent infighting between the rival factions in Downing Street.

The minister said: “Keir has to get a grip. He never resolved in opposition who’s in charge, who has his voice.”

The rows at the heart of Downing Street and the freebies scandal have rocked Sir Keir’s premiership and created questions over how prepard they were to form a Government.

And Sir Keir is being urged to involve himself in more decisions, such as on spending, rather than leaving that to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

They added that hiring more staff in Downing Street could reduce tensions.

The revelation about Gray’s pay — resulting from leaks at the heart of Downing Street — has laid bare the extent of ill-feeling among advisers inside the government, who feel “insulted” with “offensively low” salary offers.

“It’s going to get worse. Now people are talking and comparing pay,” said one aide.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting joked that Sir Keir’s embattled senior aide Sue Gray also “shot JFK” and was “hiding Lord Lucan” amid a continuing 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.

Speaking to a crowd at the gathering hosted by thinktank Labour Together, Streeting said: “I want to welcome the BBC’s conviction that no one should be paid more than the prime minister, that no one should receive hospitality, and that we should judge performance on social media mentions.

“Be careful what we wish for, comrades.”

He added: “It’s going to get worse before it gets better. Sue Gray is hiding Lord Lucan and shot JFK, and I can’t even tell you what she did to Shergar. I don’t know how we’re going to recover from this, frankly.”

In recent weeks, Gray has been the subject of a series of anonymous briefings signalling discontent within Downing Street just weeks into the new administration.

Leaks about her £170,000 salary have contributed to reports of a fractious atmosphere inside No 10 less than three months after Labour came to power.

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Labour conference LIVE: Pensioners braced as Keir Starmer warns of ‘tough measures’

Sir Keir Starmer will tell the British public there is “light at the end of this tunnel”, but they must first unite in a “shared struggle” to overcome tough short-term pressures.

Sir Keir Starmer at Labour’s annual conference is facing scrutiny over winter fuel payments (Image: Getty)

In his first Labour Party conference speech as Prime Minister, Sir Keir – who along with other senior Labour figures has faced criticism over his acceptance of clothing, hospitality and other freebies – will outline his vision to “build a new Britain” with faster economic growth, reduced hospital waiting times, and safer streets.

However, he will caution that there are no quick fixes and that he cannot offer “false hope” regarding the challenges ahead.

Sir Keir will attempt to set out his positive vision of “national renewal”. However, the speech comes amid anger within the Labour movement over the decision to means-test winter fuel payments, which will strip millions of pensioners of this benefit.

That decision, alongside internal disputes at No 10 and controversies surrounding donations to Sir Keir and other senior Labour figures, has contributed to a more subdued atmosphere at the party conference than might have been expected after July’s landslide election victory.