RE: Consumer spending21 Oct 2022 09:24
Liz Truss will be able to claim a £115,000 annual allowance granted to former prime ministers to help them fund their public duties.
Despite resigning on her 45th day, and becoming the shortest-serving prime minister ever, Truss is eligible to claim the eye-watering sum.
Furious members of the public have called for either the annual grant to be withheld from Truss – or that she voluntarily forgo it.
Mike Galsworthy, a researcher and media commentator, said: “Liz Truss now gets £115,000 pa for the rest of her life. This silly rule about lifetime salary for ex-PMs needs to be scrapped by Labour as soon as they come into power.”
Hugo Tagholm, vice president of Oceana in the UK, said: “Surely the Prime Minister of just 45 days shouldn’t qualify for the annual payment of £115,000 for life. This would be a terrible injustice, given the economic turmoil she triggered for the country.”