A post shared on Facebook claimed that Conservative party MPs received a “£2,400+” pay rise during the week of 19 September, and that meant MPs’ pay has increased by 42% since 2010.
The post was a screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Howard Beckett, a former Assistant General Secretary of the trade union Unite. The post, which has over 5,000 shares, said “Tory MPs got a £2,400+ pay rise this week. A 42% payrise since 2010.”
All MPs receive the same MP salary irrespective of which political party they belong to.
The salaries of MPs did not increase the week the post was shared in September 2023. It’s true that the most recent pay rise for MPs saw their salaries increase by over £2,400, but this means their pay has increased by 31.7%, not…
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