mps1 Mar 2019 07:49
MPs will get an inflation-busting pay rise of more than £2,000 this April, bringing their total salary to almost £80,000.
Parliament's expenses watchdog today confirmed the salary for MPs will rise from £77,379 to £79,468 from 1 April 2019.
The 2.7% rise is the same as the average rise in public sector earnings in July 2018, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said.
It is more than the most recent 1.8% rate of CPI inflation.
Ministers will be paid their usual allowance on top, with Theresa May is expected to receive £154,908.