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Minister laments ‘tricky’ energy bills on same day MPs receive £2,000 pay rise

A Government minister who is paid £115,824 has said the cost-of-living rise will be “tricky” for his household, on the same day he is set to receive a pay rise of £2,212. MPs salaries rise to £84,144 on April 1, up by 2.7%, after the Independent ...

01 Apr 2022 at 10:25

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‘Restraint’ urged over potential £2,000 pay rise for MPs

Downing Street has urged “restraint” over any pay rise proposed for MPs this year. MPs are currently paid £81,932 and usually see their pay rise annually in line with average public sector salary increases. Last year, that was suspended due to ...

10 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Watchdog moves to simplify rules on MPs’ expenses

Rules on MPs’ expenses could be simplified to address public concern and make sure politicians understand their responsibilities when it comes to spending public funds. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), the watchdog ...

29 Oct 2024 at 17:30

Former MP Jared O’Mara jailed over fraudulent expenses claims

A former MP has been jailed for four years for “cynical, deliberate and dishonest” expenses fraud to fund a “cocaine and alcohol driven lifestyle”. Jared O’Mara “abused his position” by trying to claim about £52,000 of taxpayers’ money ...

09 Feb 2023 at 17:58

Rishi Sunak will accept new £91,000 MP salary, No 10 indicates

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will accept an inflation-busting 5.5% increase in his MP’s pay, No 10 has indicated. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has recommended MPs’ basic salaries be increased to £91,346 from ...

15 Mar 2024 at 14:14

Ross cleared of wrongdoing over Westminster travel expenses

Douglas Ross’s expense claims were “within rules” and “no further action is required”, the parliamentary standards watchdog has said. Mr Ross was investigated by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) over ...

14 Jun 2024 at 18:20

MPs in line for 2.8% pay rise taking salaries to almost £94,000

MPs’ salaries could rise to almost £94,000 per year after the body in charge of their pay recommended a slightly above-inflation increase. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) announced on Monday that ...

10 Feb 2025 at 11:43

MPs’ pay to rise by 2.8% to £93,904 in April

MPs’ salaries will rise by 2.8% to £93,904 in the next financial year, Parliament’s expenses watchdog has confirmed. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said the decision was in line with wider ...

24 Mar 2025 at 16:51

Government asks MP watchdog to review expenses rules after £900 ‘pet rent’ claim

Ministers will ask a Parliamentary watchdog to review some expenses claims after a Labour MP was able to claim £900 from the taxpayer in “pet rent”. Security minister Dan Jarvis insisted his colleague Taiwo ...

30 Mar 2025 at 11:45

Labour MP claims back £900 from taxpayer for ‘pet rent’

A Labour MP has claimed back £900 from the taxpayer in “pet rent”. Taiwo Owatemi, a Government whip and the MP for Coventry North West, made the expenses claim in August last year, a document published by ...

29 Mar 2025 at 22:32

Ex-MP jailed over expenses fraud loses appeal against prison sentence

A former MP jailed for expenses fraud has lost a Court of Appeal bid to challenge his four-year prison sentence. Jared O’Mara was found to have “abused his position” by trying to claim about £52,000 of ...

26 Sept 2023 at 14:39

Ex-MP found guilty of £24,000 expenses fraud

A former Labour MP has been found guilty of making fraudulent expenses claims to fund a cocaine habit while in office. Jared O’Mara was convicted of six counts of fraud after trying to claim around ...

08 Feb 2023 at 16:47

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