Submitted on Tuesday 5th August 2025
Rejected on Wednesday 20th August 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Increase MPs’ salaries to £100,001
An mp currently earns £93,904 (£5,418 monthly)
Increase their salary to £100,001 (£5,713 monthly)
A £295 a month increase
And they will lose access to 30 free hours childcare worth ~£700 per month per child
This may jog them to do something about the £100k tax trap that is killing growth
We sadly have a £100k income tax trap.
Above this threshold, people lose their personal allowance, pushing marginal tax rates above 60%.
On top of that, they lose 30 hours of free childcare and tax free child care – making effective losses even greater (potentially over 100%).
Many professionals, like doctors, turn down extra work because of this. This holds back productivity and growth.
If MPs are in the same boat then maybe it will jog them to finally do something about it.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. 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 more about IPSA here: http://www.theipsa.org.uk
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