ex-Prime Ministers to get annual £115k life allowance ONLY if serving 1 year+

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Truss will be able to claim up to £115k annually despite the shortest tenure of any British prime minister. This is outrageous after only 45 to 50 days. Change rules so that Prime Ministers can only claim money from the Public Duty Costs Allowance (PDCA), if serving for over 1 year and put limits in

Change the rules so that ex-Prime Ministers can only claim money from the Public Duty Costs Allowance (PDCA), if (1) serving for over 1 year and (2) only claim for a maximum period of 10 years after office and (3) make it subject to not earning £100,000 or more in taxable income in any year of claim. (Link to income tax rate at which individuals start to lose their personal allowance (currently £100,000)).

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Only allow former PMs to draw on the PDCA after a minimum 1-year service.

Timeline

20 Oct 2022	Petition opened for signatures
26 Oct 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Oct 2022

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