To: Sir Keir Starmer PM
Means-Test MPs For Expenses
Most benefits are means-tested. Pensions are means-tested. And I agree that should be the case.
But, why are MPs not means-tested before being given all sorts of help with expenses? With wages 3 times higher than the average salary in the UK, it's about time MPS were means-tested for their benefits too!
But, why are MPs not means-tested before being given all sorts of help with expenses? With wages 3 times higher than the average salary in the UK, it's about time MPS were means-tested for their benefits too!
Why is this important?
After all, they are on high wages (in excess of £91,000 per year) and get a substantial pay rise year-on-year, so should they really be entitled to subsidised meals, expenses on second homes, general expenses like toilet roll?
The average salary in the UK is £30,000 - that's a third of what MPs get and we're told to just get on with it and stop complaining, despite huge rises in essentials such as gas, electricity, water and food.
People working full-time, minimum wage jobs are struggling to make ends meet, week in, week out. Those with disabilities are about to have their benefits cut despite having a genuine need for them. NHS staff have to pay to park their cars. So, I ask you this, why are MPS, despite their 3x average wage, not also subjected to means-testing?
We want MPs to be fairly means-tested before being given subsidies and expenses payments. If you live in a £4m house, wear designer clothes, drive a fancy car etc. do you really need to be claiming these expenses from the pockets of people with far less?
The average salary in the UK is £30,000 - that's a third of what MPs get and we're told to just get on with it and stop complaining, despite huge rises in essentials such as gas, electricity, water and food.
People working full-time, minimum wage jobs are struggling to make ends meet, week in, week out. Those with disabilities are about to have their benefits cut despite having a genuine need for them. NHS staff have to pay to park their cars. So, I ask you this, why are MPS, despite their 3x average wage, not also subjected to means-testing?
We want MPs to be fairly means-tested before being given subsidies and expenses payments. If you live in a £4m house, wear designer clothes, drive a fancy car etc. do you really need to be claiming these expenses from the pockets of people with far less?
