Keer Starrer Supported the moratorium on salaries of MPs today and boris johnson Urged ‘restraint’ as the watchdog rose by 2.7 per cent in April to more than £84,000.
The labor leader said that politicians do not need growth at a time when common people are under huge financial pressure and it should not go ahead.
During this, Downing Street Insisted that pay was a matter for the independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).
But the PM’s spokesperson also warned that the body must take into account the ‘current circumstances’, with the energy cap due to increase and the national insurance bump due to take effect the same month.
Ipsa was given control of politicians’ salaries after a credit crunch, and the watchdog has linked the increase to changes in the average public sector income for October.
MailOnline highlighted last month that the figure had come down to 2.7 per cent – meaning £2,200 rose from £81,932 in April to £84,144.
Colleagues can also see a corresponding proportionate increase in their tax-free daily ‘attendance allowance’.
The House of Lords has committed to follow the levitation used by the Commons. This would increase the daily allowance for peers – who are usually not paid – from £323 to £332.
Sir Keir said: ‘I think MPs don’t need a pay increase and we should all say that we don’t need that pay increase and it shouldn’t go ahead.
‘The system is free but I think it is for me, as the leader of the opposition, I don’t think we should have a salary hike.’
Boris Johnson today called for ‘restraint’ from lawmakers’ wage watchdogs, which rose 2.7 percent in April to more than £84,000.
MPs are in line for a 2.7 percent wage hike next spring to more than £84,000 as labor shortages and supply chain chaos push up wages
Though growth is well below inflation, with the CPI rate trading at a five-year high of 5.1 per cent today, it will push for action to tackle the widespread cost of living pressure and handover other public sector critical settlements.
Mr Johnson is already facing calls from the Tories to cut VAT on energy bills, as wholesale gas prices push him up to 50 per cent when the government cap changes in April.
Cabinet ministers are also pushing for a rethinking of the eye-watering £12 billion national insurance increase due to take effect that month, warning it is not justified when family finances are under such strain. can go.
IPSA is not expected to take a final decision on the wage hike till next month.
The PM’s official spokesperson said today: ‘They are independent of the government and have not made any proposals so far that I have seen.
“I would say that we would expect restraint on such matters given the prevailing circumstances, but beyond that I think it is appropriate that we allow IPSA to put forward its proposals as an independent body.”
He said he did not believe the prime minister would make representations to the body.
Last year’s bogus plan left lawmakers on track for big growth after the war’s impact while the economy was being battered by the pandemic.
Ipsa eventually abandoned the planned increase, and has said it would use ‘discretion’ to adjust the figure if necessary in the coming years – emphasizing that it could go up or down.
Colleagues could see their tax-free daily ‘attendance allowance’ increased to £332 if IPSA sticks to the normal mechanism
However, the ONS said last month that the impact of the holiday and other side effects had ‘largely outpaced the latest growth rate’.
An ipsa spokesperson said: ‘The decision on the salaries of MPs for 2022-23 will be taken by ipsa early next year.
‘IPSA will take into account the ONS data as well as other relevant information in arriving at a decision.’
A source downplayed the possibility of opting for a figure above 2.7 per cent, saying it would be a “courageous” move.
A spokesman for the House of Lords said last month: ‘The House of Lords has previously agreed that any increase in members’ allowances shall be linked to an increase in the salaries of MPs independently agreed by IPSAA.
Last year’s MPs’ salaries were withheld as allowances to the House of Lords.
“Until IPSAA proposes to raise MPs’ salaries, it is not known whether there will be an increase in the Lord’s Allowance in 2022.
‘It is possible that if IPSA makes such a proposal for MPs, they will be frozen again.’
Mr Johnson said today that he is meeting ‘frequently’ with Rishi Sunak to address the cost of life crisis as he indicated the government was on the verge of taking action.
The Prime Minister revealed during a visit to a vaccination center in Uxbridge this morning that he met with the Chancellor last night to discuss rising energy bills.
Mr Johnson said he knew rising bills were “making life very difficult” and he understood “how difficult” it is for people.
The premier said ‘we are definitely looking at what we can do’ as he indicated that the bills would be processed before April when the energy price cap is to be reviewed and a national insurance hike will go ahead.
The comments came after Michael Gove said government support on energy bills should be targeted at the ‘most needed’.
The prime minister is expected to hold further talks with Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Business Secretary Kwasi Quarteng this week as they try to agree measures to help struggling families with their energy bills.
The communities secretary said it is ‘important that we look at a range of options to help struggling families’ but stressed that ‘we must focus our support on those with the lowest incomes’.
A new survey has revealed that a third of Britons fear they will be unable to pay their energy bills this year.
A YouGov survey published by The Times found that 33 percent expect their fuel bills to be affordable in 2022.
Meanwhile, 86 percent are bracing for rising cost of living and two thirds (67 percent) are personally concerned about rising prices.
Tory MPs are calling on Mr Johnson to act now to tackle rising energy bills and rising inflation as he also faces calls to cancel a planned increase in national insurance.
The Prime Minister is expected to hold further talks with Mr. Sunak and Trade Secretary Kwasi Quarteng this week.
The senior Tories have warned Mr Johnson that he will be punished at the ballot box unless he addresses the cost of living crisis.
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