Petition · past parliament

Prevent MPs from receiving pay rises before others on the public sector.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Since 2010 MPs in England have received a pay rise from £65k to nearly £82k, beyond the rate of inflation, and during austerity measures which saw real wages for the public sector such as the NHS and schools fall.
I propose that legislation is brought in to prevent any pay rise to MP’s salaries before the rest of the public sector. The majority of MPs are already financially secure and do not require pay rises especially when there are nurses and teachers forced to use food banks because of their dedication to their profession. https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mps-get-8-pay-rises-in-10-years-while-nurses-salaries-are-slashed/12/08/

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

24 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jan 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.