Santa comes early as MP's demand 10% pay rise.

Political storm as MPs demand inflation-busting 10 per cent pay rise.

A political furore erupted last night after it was revealed that MPs are demanding an inflation-busting wage increase of up to £6,000 a year.

The Mail on Sunday has learned that Labour and Tory MPs have formed a secret pact which makes a mockery of Gordon Brown's call for wage restraint by forcing through a record pay deal for themselves in the New Year.

One reason for the big claim is that many Labour MPs fear they will lose their seats at the next Election - and want to boost their Commons pension rights before it is too late.

**Nice to see that the "socialists" care about the people, or is it that they care about the peoples money?

Well-placed sources say that a report submitted to Downing Street by the Senior Salaries Review Body says MPs' pay should go up from its present £60,675 to about £66,500 over three years - nearly 10 per cent.
**And for this they deliver what exactly? Value for money, that's debatable as most of the laws now come via the EU(some 70%+ and increasing), hell they don't even answer to the people as we had no say over the constitution being signed by Brown despite Labours promise to give the people a say.

It involves a 2.8 per cent hike in April followed by index-linked rises in the next two years, in addition to an annual £800 "top-up".

As well as their salary, MPs receive generous perks including a second-home allowance, subsidised travel and a gold-plated pension. Commons holidays average four months a year, though MPs claim they pension.
**So four months a year holiday, yet still the worthless filth in the commons think they are worth more and more of our money.

Commons holidays average four months a year, though MPs claim they spend much of this time working in their constituencies.
**That would be taking back handers, bungs, advising business colleagues on their golf swing, oh yes the poor fuckers must be stressed out.

Tory and Labour backbench leaders have had a series of meetings to draw up parliamentary guerrilla tactics aimed at ensuring the bumper award is approved in the Commons in the next few weeks.
**Well of course they know that the government is on its fucking knees and they can force anything they like past the weak sack of shit that is Bottler Brown.

The Prime Minister has been warned by Labour Whips that there is a "strong likelihood" the pay rebels will win the Commons vote.

He has given orders that it must not clash with his New Year trip to China so he can be in the House in person to oppose the wage demand.

But Labour MPs say they will not back down.
**Well go figure that one, they see the chance for "free money" thanks to the taxpayers and so its pigs getting into the swill time again.

"Our pay has fallen further and further behind other similar groups and we are not prepared to put up with it any longer," said one.

"We now earn less than some Polish plumbers - and that cannot be right." - And how many Polish plumbers get help with second homes, travel expenses and 4 months holiday a year. Fucking die you worthless cunts.

Tory MP John Butterfill, a member of the backbench 1922 Committee executive, said: "We do have an official review body which is supposed to make sure we keep in line with other professions. I would hope that the Government agrees with the review body's recommendations."

A senior Government source said: "The selfishness of MPs is breathtaking. They have a duty to set an example to others, not to act as though they are a special case.

"We can't tell the police they have to tighten their belts if we hand out huge sums to MPs."

One Labour MP admitted privately that the fear of a Tory victory at the next Election - which must take place by May 2010 - is another factor.

If the Conservatives maintain their ten-point lead in the polls, 100 Labour MPs could lose their seats.

A big pay rise now would guarantee them a bigger pension. MPs still enjoy a final-salary pension scheme, so the size of their salary when they leave the Commons is directly linked to retirement income.

Backbenchers accrue a fortieth of their final salary for every year in Parliament.

This means that MPs elected as recently as 1997 are in line for £20,000 a year if they are voted out at the next Election. Few pension schemes in Britain are so generous.

In addition to their £60,675 annual salary, MPs enjoy other tax-free perks, including up to £22,000 a year to fund a second home.

Many use this to pay mortgages on properties bought when they were first elected, which can then be sold at a profit when they leave Parliament.

Some members use staff allowances to employ spouses or other family members as secretaries or researchers.

And this year Labour MPs voted to create a new Communications Allowance worth £10,000 annually which can be used to bombard constituents with taxpayersubsidised propaganda leaflets.

Despite the extra perks, MPs claim they have been short-changed over the past five years because the Government has repeatedly granted them minimum pay rises.
**Poor fucking babies, tell that to the poor bastards who vote for them struggling on a minimum wage or on social security.

Under a long-standing arrangement, backbench salaries are supposed to be linked to the basic pay of Grade Six civil servants.

However, because an increasing proportion of Whitehall pay now takes the form of discretionary bonuses, basic salary settlements recently have been small.

This meant, for example, that last year MPs received only a 0.66 per cent rise - well below both inflation and average pay settlements in the public sector.

MPs campaigning for higher wages claim they need to be paid an extra £3,750 just to make up for the belowinflation pay rises of the past five years and that to catch up with average earnings they need an immediate rise of £5,500.
**Champaign socialists one and all, vote em out next time. At least my worthless dribbling senile MP Paul Flynn (Labour) will have some extra money for the next time the sack of shit gets sued for libel.

We will hear many comments from MP's opposed to the wage hike, question I have to ask is how many will turn down the extra cash? Not a one...

**And we have a winner the excuses start, my local MP and proven libelist and liar Paul Flynn MP has tried to make out that this out to be a plot by the Mail against Labour, despite the fact that some Tory MP's are also out to grab public money.

He states: The true story is less lurid. MPs pay this year has increased by 0.66% - well below both inflation and average pay settlements in the public sector.

However 0.66% of 60K a year is a livable increase unlike 0.66% for someone on minimum wage.

The comparison with the police is made and he quotes:

The Police are quoted as critics although their pay has increased in real terms by 9% in a period when MPs pay has decreased.

Well maybe but the police actually work for a living, plus they can't claim an average of £100,000 a year in expenses with little or no checks, or money for second homes etc etc.

And so it carries on and not a word from him about not accepting the new cushy pay deal for MP's, despite his dis-approval of it. Sure he may disagree with the process but he is hardly likely to turn down the free money. After all I am sure the money will come in handy to cover those nursing home fees... Read the local libelists whitterings here

**MP's work for just 160 days a year, the rest is holidays and assorted bullshit. 70%+ of our laws come via the EU and that amount is increasing, yet MP's have the fucking nerve to demand more of our money! They compare themselves to Polish plumbers and even to the hard working police.

Hell if anything they should have a 70% pay cut to cover the work now done for them via the EU uber-state. The day I ever see an MP deal with the problems that the police sort out day by day, and I am talking about proper police not the useless cunts who make up the PSCO's, then and only then will I have any respect for them.
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