Freeze Politicians Pay In Line with Public Sector Pay - Block MP Pay Rise

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The current government administration have frozen public sector pay as a consequence of government spending following the coronavirus pandemic. Yet MP’s will currently still receive their 4.1% pay rise, more than any rise given to the public sector this year, equating to £3,300 per MP.

In the current climate, the government have publicised that they will be freezing the pay of the very people that kept the country running and to some extent, in the PM’s case, alive. It is a huge kick in the teeth and absolutely hypocritical to those key workers that continued to work, during a global pandemic, putting their and their families lives at risk, to keep the most vulnerable safe and well, that MP’s should still be allowed to claim the pay rise and it should be stopped.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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/

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Reform IPSA - cap MP payrises in line with other Public sector pay: Reform IPSA - cap MP payrises in line with other Public sector pay

Timeline

25 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
27 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Nov 2020

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