MPs will receive a 2.9 percent pay increase from 1 April, taking their salary from £84,144 to £86,584, as the Government remains locked in bitter row with unions over public sector pay rises.
He added: "Serving as an MP should not be the preserve of those wealthy enough to fund it themselves.
In August to October 2022, the average regular pay growth for the private sector was 6.9 percent and 2.7 percent for the public sector, according Office for National Statistics figures.Last year, nurses were offered a £1,400 pay rise - equivalent to a rise of more than 5 percent for the average nurse.
The Royal College of Nursing claims its members have had a real terms pay cut of 20 percent since 2010 and is demanding a pay increase of 5 percent above the rate of inflation.Ambulance workers, rail workers, teachers, postal workers, and civil servants are also staging industrial action for similar deals.
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