The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has released its MP pay decision for 2026/27. A 5% pay rise…
“The 2026-27 salary of a Member of Parliament will be £98,599… analysis suggests MPs should receive a salary of around £110,000 by the scheduled end of the current parliament, which IPSA aims to move towards in increments over the next three years. As an initial step towards this figure, IPSA’s decision on pay for 2026-27 includes a 1.5% benchmarking adjustment, as well as a 3.5% cost-of-living increase.”
After a battle nurses are only getting 3.3%. MPs’ staffers are only getting 3.5% from IPSA. Guido hears they are naturally dissatisfied with that. Something to sweeten Labour MPs’ time in Parliament before their ejection…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”