PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Politicians are too expensive: reduce their salaries and remove their privileges
We want, the government to abolish IPSA's pay settlement function, in favour of paying MPs, 160% 'National Living Wage', to make them a little more 'responsible' in setting an 'acceptable' level for poverty... MPs' pay, is set by "The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA)".
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
Background
According to IPSA (https://www.theipsa.org.uk/who-we-are), it is a "Board comprising five members.", "The Chair is appointed by the Speaker of the House of Commons (via the Speaker's Committee for IPSA (SCIPSA)). The Chair is supported by four Board members, all of whom are appointed by SCIPSA. They are made up of a former MP, a qualified accountant, a former High Court judge, and one other." So an MP picked Chair picks from wealthy City middle class: hardly of, or chosen by, the general public.