Finally.
Having to pay for your second home with private company consultations must get tiresome.
DrIvoPingasnik on
Why are parasites that keep making things worse getting a bloody payrise?
Crowded-Wazzack on
Good. They might do something about the £100k tax trap now.
Successful-Ad-9634 on
I don’t mind paying MPs well. As long as they give up other forms of income from second jobs, paid appearances etc. And they don’t employ family members and claim their salary as expenses.
WinHour4300 on
People will moan but I would rather we pay MPs well. It helps attract capable candidates who could earn more elsewhere, makes the job accessible to those without private wealth, and reduces the risk of them turning to corruption. In the grand scheme of public spending, it’s a relatively small price for better incentives – although of course we need other controls.
martymcflown on
I used to think high MP salaries are justified to keep them focused on the job and to attract high standard of politicians. Yeah that theory has gone to the toilet… I cannot fathom how someone can get paid £110k to fail at their job consistently.
Some-Income614 on
We should pay them double that amount and hope to attract capable high performers rather than the corrupt and entitled.
WoodchipperFeetFirst on
How about they unfreeze income tax bands and student loan repayment bands when they increase their own pay.
Manovsteele on
They should pay them £200k and ban them from taking a 2nd job
Might actually get a higher caliber of individual who can actually focus their time on the job
Justnotstressed on
I want this to be the case so MPs are less inclined to take that dinner, accept those tickets, attend that event.
Less inclined to take such sum to speak at an event, or attend said fundraiser.
MPs shouldn’t be as easily manipulated as they are.
simanthropy on
No one:
This entire thread: I know I’m going against the grain here but let me tell you why this is a good thing
(For the record, I agree this is a good thing)
nikhkin on
As I say each year, I have no issue with them getting a pay rise, but it should be reflected with an equal percentage pay rise for all public sector workers.
Inflation-matching pay rise for MPs? Inflation-matching pay rise for the whole public sector.
Deepmidwinter2025 on
Should be their only job – and require them to be in the uk – unlike Richard Tice and Nigel Farage. Tice spends his spare time in the Gulf. Farage forever popping over to the USA to sniff at Trumps backside.
chrispbaconbutty on
The salary is a pittance, donations and second/third Jobs are the big earners.
ken-doh on
To be fair, this is fuck all. Yes it’s a high salary for the UK average, but it’s fuck all in the private sector. I would prefer we paid them double but banned them from second jobs.
I would not want my life, friends and family scrutinised, every social media post scrutinised. Any wrong footsteps and boom, you are a social lepper. 24 hours a day 7 days a week. No thank you.
69Theinfamousfinch69 on
At least they’re in the 60% marginal tax rate trap firmly now. Maybe they’ll change it now…
Stabbycrabs83 on
Didn’t they get paid 65k like 10 years ago?
No wonder they dont give a fluff about inflation
Flat-Struggle-155 on
This is terrible money for the level of responsibility. I wish we could 4x their pay and then ban them from second jobs, speaking circuits and all the other vectors for corruption.
Jambo6666 on
And Rupert Lowe donates all of his MP salary to charity.
Tashimo on
And public sector universities only got a pathetic 1.4percent …..
Clear_Painting1453 on
3.5% increase plus 1.5% benchmarking for them in 26/27.
Meanwhile nhs staff just got given 3.3% flat…
futurefinancier on
Do they honestly do enough work to put themselves in the top 2% of earners?
International-Tie917 on
I think MPs should have their wages tied to the national average. Get a better deal for workers, get a better deal for themselves.
Plus they are supposed to represent us, not be above us.
CactusClothesline on
Good, they should be paid well, but restrict them from taking other jobs that distract them from being an MP and lead to corruption.
coupl4nd on
Thank god they can finally help us ‘working people’ with the 100k tax trap….
thencamethethunder on
This is probably a controversial opinion but I think it should be at least double that, providing the gift allowance was £50 per gift and they could hold no other positions. If the pay was more attractive then it would draw better candidates who would then focus on the job in hand.
burtvader on
There needs to be a minimum attendance requirement for sitting in parliament as well as a minimum number of surgeries they have to hold a month. Not some token number. Parliament sits (say) 200 times a year they have to be there for 80%, they have to run 12 hours of surgeries a month. That sort of thing.
CodeToManagement on
I dont get why this is such an issue. We want people qualified to run the country we should pay them as such.
As it is now a lot of well educated successful people would look at the mp job and see it as a pay cut
It’s the same for all government jobs. I saw one as gov CTO once which is like 2 levels above me in a private company – it makes less than what I do now. Why would anyone bother with these kind of things.
appletinicyclone on
Make it half a million a year for ministers but ban for life them taking lobbying speaking consultancy gigs or being able to have friends or families buy shares if they’re involved in major deals related to them when in government or specific committees where they can profit.
And in terms of standard mp higher salary no pension unless they’ve done Atleast 10 years as an MP.
gregRichards2002 on
I think as many people in private sector jobs do, politicians should get a base salary and performance-related bonuses if the country meets targets for economic growth and NHS waiting times go down. This would give them the personal financial incentive to do their job well.
Verbal-Gerbil on
A lot of people criticise how high the pay is but it should be remembered it was a working class movement nearly 200 years ago (Chartism) that demanded decent pay for MPs because prior to that it was dominated by the wealthy who could afford to seek power and live off their riches
What they need is tighter regulation on outside employment. You should be committed to your primary role. Not have 11 ‘second’ jobs. If you’re too busy doing other things, you’re not giving the electorate the attention they need, so you need to decide which job you’re going to do – the lucrative well paid one(s) or the public service role you put yourself forward for
fuckmeimdan on
Our mp had worked tirelessly from being a campaigner, to a councillor, and now as a mp, hes pretty much done everything he said he would and more since being in office,in his case alone, worth every penny
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Finally.
Having to pay for your second home with private company consultations must get tiresome.
Why are parasites that keep making things worse getting a bloody payrise?
Good. They might do something about the £100k tax trap now.
I don’t mind paying MPs well. As long as they give up other forms of income from second jobs, paid appearances etc. And they don’t employ family members and claim their salary as expenses.
People will moan but I would rather we pay MPs well. It helps attract capable candidates who could earn more elsewhere, makes the job accessible to those without private wealth, and reduces the risk of them turning to corruption. In the grand scheme of public spending, it’s a relatively small price for better incentives – although of course we need other controls.
I used to think high MP salaries are justified to keep them focused on the job and to attract high standard of politicians. Yeah that theory has gone to the toilet… I cannot fathom how someone can get paid £110k to fail at their job consistently.
We should pay them double that amount and hope to attract capable high performers rather than the corrupt and entitled.
How about they unfreeze income tax bands and student loan repayment bands when they increase their own pay.
They should pay them £200k and ban them from taking a 2nd job
Might actually get a higher caliber of individual who can actually focus their time on the job
I want this to be the case so MPs are less inclined to take that dinner, accept those tickets, attend that event.
Less inclined to take such sum to speak at an event, or attend said fundraiser.
MPs shouldn’t be as easily manipulated as they are.
No one:
This entire thread: I know I’m going against the grain here but let me tell you why this is a good thing
(For the record, I agree this is a good thing)
As I say each year, I have no issue with them getting a pay rise, but it should be reflected with an equal percentage pay rise for all public sector workers.
Inflation-matching pay rise for MPs? Inflation-matching pay rise for the whole public sector.
Should be their only job – and require them to be in the uk – unlike Richard Tice and Nigel Farage. Tice spends his spare time in the Gulf. Farage forever popping over to the USA to sniff at Trumps backside.
The salary is a pittance, donations and second/third Jobs are the big earners.
To be fair, this is fuck all. Yes it’s a high salary for the UK average, but it’s fuck all in the private sector. I would prefer we paid them double but banned them from second jobs.
I would not want my life, friends and family scrutinised, every social media post scrutinised. Any wrong footsteps and boom, you are a social lepper. 24 hours a day 7 days a week. No thank you.
At least they’re in the 60% marginal tax rate trap firmly now. Maybe they’ll change it now…
Didn’t they get paid 65k like 10 years ago?
No wonder they dont give a fluff about inflation
This is terrible money for the level of responsibility. I wish we could 4x their pay and then ban them from second jobs, speaking circuits and all the other vectors for corruption.
And Rupert Lowe donates all of his MP salary to charity.
And public sector universities only got a pathetic 1.4percent …..
3.5% increase plus 1.5% benchmarking for them in 26/27.
Meanwhile nhs staff just got given 3.3% flat…
Do they honestly do enough work to put themselves in the top 2% of earners?
I think MPs should have their wages tied to the national average. Get a better deal for workers, get a better deal for themselves.
Plus they are supposed to represent us, not be above us.
Good, they should be paid well, but restrict them from taking other jobs that distract them from being an MP and lead to corruption.
Thank god they can finally help us ‘working people’ with the 100k tax trap….
This is probably a controversial opinion but I think it should be at least double that, providing the gift allowance was £50 per gift and they could hold no other positions. If the pay was more attractive then it would draw better candidates who would then focus on the job in hand.
There needs to be a minimum attendance requirement for sitting in parliament as well as a minimum number of surgeries they have to hold a month. Not some token number. Parliament sits (say) 200 times a year they have to be there for 80%, they have to run 12 hours of surgeries a month. That sort of thing.
I dont get why this is such an issue. We want people qualified to run the country we should pay them as such.
As it is now a lot of well educated successful people would look at the mp job and see it as a pay cut
It’s the same for all government jobs. I saw one as gov CTO once which is like 2 levels above me in a private company – it makes less than what I do now. Why would anyone bother with these kind of things.
Make it half a million a year for ministers but ban for life them taking lobbying speaking consultancy gigs or being able to have friends or families buy shares if they’re involved in major deals related to them when in government or specific committees where they can profit.
And in terms of standard mp higher salary no pension unless they’ve done Atleast 10 years as an MP.
I think as many people in private sector jobs do, politicians should get a base salary and performance-related bonuses if the country meets targets for economic growth and NHS waiting times go down. This would give them the personal financial incentive to do their job well.
A lot of people criticise how high the pay is but it should be remembered it was a working class movement nearly 200 years ago (Chartism) that demanded decent pay for MPs because prior to that it was dominated by the wealthy who could afford to seek power and live off their riches
What they need is tighter regulation on outside employment. You should be committed to your primary role. Not have 11 ‘second’ jobs. If you’re too busy doing other things, you’re not giving the electorate the attention they need, so you need to decide which job you’re going to do – the lucrative well paid one(s) or the public service role you put yourself forward for
Our mp had worked tirelessly from being a campaigner, to a councillor, and now as a mp, hes pretty much done everything he said he would and more since being in office,in his case alone, worth every penny