Reduce the salaries that MP’s are paid to reflect the current financial climate.
Parliament should vote reduce the salaries of MP’s by £19,960 each per year to make a total saving to the tax payer of £12,974,000 annually in solidarity with the people of the UK who are being asked to accept cuts proposed through policy put in place by the labour Government.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
- 29 JUL 2025Petition rejectedirrelevant
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- 10 JUL 2025Petition created
Background
The current average salary in the UK is £36,972. MP’s are currently paid £93,904. When the general public are being asked to live through a time where the government are proposing cuts to vital services to make savings and satisfy the Chancellors ‘fiscal rules’, Parliament should vote to reduce their wages by £19,960 bringing their salaries in line with twice the annual average income of a UK citizen as a sign of understanding that cuts effect us all and should be shared by all.