This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop MPs payrises until public sector pay is addressed to an acceptable level.
Do not give yourselves increases in pay without proof you are dealing with issues of the UK economy and public sector pay being at an acceptable level
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Increases in MPs salaries are not acceptable at this time whilst we have nurses and teachers using foodbanks
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