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City Hall pay rises take Sadiq Khan's top aides above £150,000 (but no decision on mayor's new salary)

Exclusive: the annual increases received by mayor’s inner circle

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

Taylor Swift freebies: Sadiq Khan and City Hall aides were gifted 22 tickets to Wembley Stadium shows

Questions asked about why so many tickets - worth up to £500 each - were being offered to GLA officials

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024

Sadiq Khan earns more than Prime Minister as salary rises to £160,000 with pay hikes for top aides

The Mayor and at least 13 of his City Hall staff earn more than Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard · May 10, 2024