Submitted on Sunday 11th October 2020
Rejected on Monday 19th October 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Stop the 2020 MPs' pay rise.
The current salary for an MP is £81,932. MPs also receive expenses to assist them with staff costs, travel, food as well as the assurance of accommodation and having somewhere to live in London. In 2020 it has been proposed that their salary should rise to £85,232. Which is a rise of just over 4%.
There are hundreds/thousands of people struggling to survive, feed their families, keep their vehicles on the road (to commute to work), as well as maintain the roof over their heads with less than £24,000 a year on minimum wage (working 40hrs+ a week). Something must change. Cases of Mental Health are increasing by the second - even before the outbreak of COVID 19. Now it is more vital than ever to support one another, as members of the human race. All working people deserve better pay too.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
MPs are not responsible for setting or voting on their own pay and expenses.
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 how to contact IPSA here:
http://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/
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