Furious Britons have made their anger known as MPs prepare for a top-up in their pay packets.
After a series of public sector wage hikes, MPs are in line for a pay rise of more than £6,000.
A 7.1 per cent salary increase from £86,584 and £92,731 represents an outstripping of inflation.
Britons spoke to GB News’s Will Hollis in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire to give their thoughts on the situation.
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“It’s disgusting, what about the pensioners? What about the disabled people?” asked Susan from Croydon.
“People are just living on the streets. It’s terrible, it really is b***dy terrible”, she added.
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Keith Maycock from Wellingborough concurred with the sentiments, saying “I think it is a bit too much, putting it politely.
“I know they do a lot for us, don’t get me wrong. But there is a lot more they can do.”
Alan, from Wellingborough, told Hollis: “I don’t think they should get anymore. They claim everything on expenses anyway.
“That counteracts any extra pay they get anyway. The NHS has never been fixed, they keep saying they’re going to fix it, they never will because of all these people in the country.”
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Asked about health workers receiving a five per cent pay rise, a smaller total, she added: “Health workers deserve it. The Government at the moment are ineffectual.
“I’m a Conservative, but not at the moment. They change their opinions more than they do their underwear.”
MPs do not set their own pay and the level is recommended by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), a Westminster body formed following the expenses scandal.
Planned pay rises for MPs have proven controversial in the past, with some choosing to forgo salary hikes or donate the difference to charity.
“However it’s calculated, we’re going to get a beating.”
He added: “I don’t think being an MP is a popular profession. It’s been my view that the wage is set independently.
“If people don’t think it’s right, they should make their feelings known to Ipsa.”