Rejected petition MPs to take a temporary pay cut to assist with NHS funding

The national average wage for UK workers 16/17 is £28000. An MPs average salary as of April 16 is £74962, excluding expenses. If MPs took a "temporary" paycut closer to average wage, they could allow that money to go towards helping our struggling NHS.

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This could be in place till a more suitable revenue was found; such as the money that should be available after we have left the EU. Or from another place instead of crippling the taxpayers.

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Date submitted 26 February 2017
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