At Prime Minister's Questions, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak MP, joined Nickie Aiken, Member of Parliament for the Cities of London & Westminster, in astonishment at the eye-watering increase of up to 45% in allowances for senior councillors which Westminster Labour voted for at their first council budget.
Speaking out in the House of Commons, Nickie exclaimed,
"Governments at all levels, national and local, should always strive to deliver value for money, particularly in a cost of living crisis. Therefore, does the Prime Minister share my astonishment that my local Labour-led Westminster Council voted last week to raise council tax by 2%, council tenants' rents by 7%, and increase allowances for its senior councillors by up to a staggering 45%?"
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak MP, replied,
"It is disappointing to see that, I think it's been just under a year, that the now Labour-run Westminster Council has put its own councillors pay ahead of everything else. I can't quite believe the figures that we heard from my Honourable Friend. A staggering, eye-watering 45% pay increase when people across our country and indeed abroad are suffering cost of living pressures. It's clear that it's only Conservative-run councils that deliver for their residents."
Find out about the Cost of Labour and call on Councillors to donate their 45% pay rise to charity.
