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Rayner Refuses to Hand Back Taxpayer-Funded £17,000 Severance Pay
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The payment in question is part of a longstanding practice in which MPs who leave ministerial positions are eligible for severance pay, intended to support their transition back to non-ministerial roles. The amount received by Angela Rayner is reportedly £16,876, a figure determined by her salary and length of service in the position she resigned from. This practice has been the subject of controversy in the past, with some arguing it is unjustified when individuals return to similar roles shortly after receiving the payment.
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Guido Fawkes
Rayner Refuses to Hand Back Taxpayer-Funded £17,000 Severance Pay
Angela Rayner is refusing to pay back a penny of the £16,876 severance pay she received after resigning last year, despite returning to the same job just ten months later. And after attacking the Tories for “a staggering lack of shame” for doing the same back in 2022… She told Matt Chorley on BBC Radio…
23 Jul, 14:00