Sue Gray had government job offer withdrawn after demanding to be paid more per day than the Prime Minister

SUE Gray was blocked from taking a caller No10 occupation arsenic “regions envoy” aft demanding to beryllium paid much per time than the Prime Minister.

Civil servants were truthful alarmed by the wage she was asking for they were preparing to publically state her not worth for money.

She asked for what would person amounted to a wage emergence connected her aged chief-of-staff wage to the job, insiders said.

The Prime Minister earns £166,786 a year.

Earlier this week, it emerged Keir Starmer’s ex main of unit had turned down the connection to beryllium his caller envoy to the nations and regions.

But the Sun connected Sunday has been told the connection was being withdrawn by No10 due to the fact that Ms Gray had demanded an eye-watering wage package.

Ms Gray had earned £170,000 a twelvemonth successful her aged main of unit job.

She was insisting connected a de facto wage emergence to instrumentality connected the caller authorities post.

The envoy relation is portion clip - truthful portion she would beryllium earning little than the PM annually she wanted much wealth per time worked.

A Westminster root said: “Sue was digging her feet successful implicit money.”

Another root said: “Sue spent her clip successful No10 trying to chopped everyone else’s salary, but wanted much currency for herself.”

Ms Gray was demanding truthful overmuch successful wage that a elder Cabinet curate would person to motion it off.

The latest bitter enactment comes conscionable a period aft Ms Gray discontinue arsenic No10 main of unit aft it emerged she earned much than the PM.

Since then, she has spent months successful talks with Downing Street astir whether oregon not to instrumentality connected the caller envoy role.

Ms Gray is expected to beryllium fixed a spot successful the House of Lords arsenic a consolation prize.

The Sun connected Sunday contacted Ms Gray’s representatives for comment.

The Labour Party declined to comment.