A Tory MP has spoken out about the struggles of living on an MP’s salary, calling it ‘desperately difficult’ for some.
This comes as Britain's most vulnerable citizens face a cut of £20 per week to their Universal Credit.
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This comes as Britain's most vulnerable citizens face a cut of £20 per week to their Universal Credit.
metro.co.uk/2021/10/06/tor…
Sir Peter Bottomley, the oldest MP in the Commons, has spoken out about his financial struggles.
He thinks MPs, who are paid £81,932, should be paid the same amount as GPs – whose average salary is £100,700.
The average salary across the UK was £31,461 as of last year.
He thinks MPs, who are paid £81,932, should be paid the same amount as GPs – whose average salary is £100,700.
The average salary across the UK was £31,461 as of last year.
Following calls for health workers to recieve a raise for their work over the pandemic, he told the New Statesman: ‘A general practitioner in politics ought to be paid roughly the same as a general practitioner in medicine.'
Although he said he currently is not struggling financially, he believes the situation is ‘desperately difficult’ for his newer colleagues.
He added: ‘I don’t know how they manage. It’s really grim.’
He added: ‘I don’t know how they manage. It’s really grim.’
Sir Peter Bottomley, the longest-serving MP in the Commons, has spoken out about his financial struggles.
He thinks MPs, who are paid £81,932, should be paid the same amount as GPs – whose average salary is £100,700.
The average salary across the UK was £31,461 as of last year.
He thinks MPs, who are paid £81,932, should be paid the same amount as GPs – whose average salary is £100,700.
The average salary across the UK was £31,461 as of last year.
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