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Originally Posted by cashman

thanks fer clearing that up Mr Pope, perhaps you may know if the opposition ever took Less than inflation oer their 3 electoral terms? i suspect not, but can stand to be shocked.

I think you may find that pay increases for MPs are usually a cross party agreement cashy, not just set out by the party in power, if I remember rightly, MPs pay rises are recommended by an independant body. But even so percentage pay increases are an anomaly, 1.9% on say £35000 and 5% on £95 are vastly different in real terms. ie around £660 as opposed to £4-90p