This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition MPs should not have a pay rise next year.
MPs should not have a pay rise next year.
Why?
Economy - it's not in a good place right now
They have their expenses paid by the tax payer
They have other forms of income, second homes, etc.
They are on £82,000+ currently.
Finally, the public wouldn't support this.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for setting MPs' pay. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.
You can find out more about IPSA here: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Reform IPSA - cap MP payrises in line with other Public sector pay: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554400
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.