MPs get 10% pay rise after public sector pay capped at 1%

MPs' salaries rise by £7,000 to £74,000 as Ipsa follows through on its controversial proposal

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MPs will be given a ten per cent pay rise, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has confirmed, just a week after Chancellor George Osborne renewed the public sector's one per cent pay cap.

The increase will be backdated to 8 May and means that backbench MPs will see their annual wages rise by £7,000, from £67,000 to £74,000. MPs elected before May 2015 will also see an increase to their pensions, which are linked to their basic salaries.

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