MPs are set to get a pay rise of £3,300 next year, despite coronavirus wreaking havoc on the UK economy ...

[swan65split]

Doesn't the PM get something like £100k? When you think about it, it's a shocking salary for the stress and responsibility that comes along with it. I know that they do it for the love of helping people (do they really these days?), but it is a high-pressure job.

That being said, it's a really daft time to get a pay rise - they surely can't be that stupid.

PM wage is about £150k plus he gets the MP wage on top of that so he’s clearing well over £200k per year.

Still not enough for a childminder apparently.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

PM wage is about £150k plus he gets the MP wage on top of that so he’s clearing well over £200k per year.

Still not enough for a childminder apparently.

Aye. Got to feel for them.

 

[Dr. Winston]

The MP’s salary is small beer to the top earners, Boris allegedly earned £800k in additional income 2017-19 parliament, JRM was up there as was John Redwood and David Davis. The latter is apparently an advisor to JCB at £60k per annum and JCB also paid Boris £10k for a speech last year.


https://datalobo.com/mp-earnings/

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/24/jcb-paid-boris-johnson-10000-three-days-before-speech

Consultancies and speeches are where the real money lies, and that's a worldwide thing. US Presidents especially coin it in once out of office (as a rule, don't think Orange Donny will follow suit).

 

[mart6]

They are full of sh*te.

They claim expenses on what most of us have to pay out of our own pocket.

Should get £30k a year plus expenses max.

I disagree. If the job paid £30,000 per year plus expenses, it would alienate the best possible people for the job. Why would they choose to be an MP when they can earn more elsewhere and retain a sense of privacy in their personal lives?

I think they should be paid considerably higher, perhaps even six-figures. This would help attract more competent persons. However, it should be a full time position, not allowing the option of taking a second job simultaneously. Especially second jobs which could be perceived as a conflict of interest.

Quite frankly the quality of many MPs, including our own Carolyn Harris, is abysmal. This is a lady who when warned about her homophobic abuse of colleagues, later defended it as "office banter". This woman is now the Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour. It is frightening.

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