MPs are set to receive a pay rise of 3.1 per cent this year, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has announced.
The increase will raise an MPs basic salary by nearly £2,500 from £79,468 to £81,932 as of next month. IPSA interim chair Richard Lloyd said a recent review found that MPs and their staff do 'difficult and stressful' work for low salaries in comparison to similar roles.
The increase follows a decision by IPSA to adjust MP salaries at the same rate as public sector earnings, which are published by the Office of National Statistics.
The pay rise, for MPs as well as their staff, is automatic and therefore not subject to a vote in the House of Commons. Mr Lloyd said: “Our review of MPs’ staffing budgets in 2019
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