A REVIEW appeared to rule out lower “local pay” for MPs in the North yesterday – even as ministers continue to pursue the idea for public sector workers.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) suggested the idea was a non-starter because all MPs “live and work in London for a large part of the week”.
Opponents of local pay – which threatens state workers in the North with longterm pay freezes, given the one per cent public sector cap nationwide – had suggested it should, at the very least, apply to MPs as well.
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