It costs £34,000 to become an MP. No wonder they expect higher pay | The Spectator Australia (original) (raw)

If our parliamentarians complain about their pay, that's partly because of how expensive it is to join them

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Mark Simmonds has been in politics long enough to know not to expect much sympathy from his constituents. He resigned as a Foreign Office minister this week because his £89,435 ministerial salary was not enough — at least, not enough for him to keep a family home in London. Many of those who live and work in the capital may sympathise with this struggle, but hearts will not be bleeding in his constituency, Boston and Skegness, where the average wage is £17,400.

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It costs £34,000 to become an MP. No wonder they expect higher pay | The Spectator Australia (original) (raw)

If our parliamentarians complain about their pay, that's partly because of how expensive it is to join them

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