Rejected petition Reduce backbench MP salaries to £44,000.

Paying backbench MPs, as we do, £77,379 and expenses alienates them from their constituents making it difficult for them to understand the lives of working people. This level of pay places them in the top 5% of earners in the UK and cannot be justified.

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Research published in the December 2013 issue of the ‘Economic Journal’ indicated that paying Members of Parliament too much risked damaging their work ethic. Paying MPs a salary of £44,000 would put them on a par with judges, barristers, solicitors, management consultants and those with similarly demanding careers. MPs would still be able to claim the expenses needed to meet their constituency commitments.

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Date submitted 10 September 2018
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