Rejected petition To Cap MP's Salary to match those of NHS Nurses.

MP's have on several occasions voted for themselves to get a pay rise. This is a conflict of interest. Being an MP is a public service, much like our hard-working NHS staff - why aren't they paid the same? This proposal would save taxpayers money and could provide funds for additional NHS staff.

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As of 01.04.2018 MP will have a salary of between £76,011 to £77,379 pa. Fully qualified NHS Nurses start on salaries of £22,128 rising to £28,746 on Band 5 of the NHS Pay Rates. Meaning that the MP on the lower end of their pay scale will still be earning over two and a half times the Nurse's wage even on the highest point on Nurses pay scale.

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/adult-nurse
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/mps-to-get-pay-rise-of-more-than-1300-a3779071.html

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Date submitted 4 March 2018
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