Golden Goodbyes to Tory MPs Cost Taxpayer £4 Million

Parliamentary watchdog the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) doubled the taxpayer cash losing MPs would receive last year. Golden goodbyes shot up as losing MPs are now paid for four months after departing the Commons, as opposed to two. IPSA claimed this was to ensure the payouts were “fair and provide the appropriate support to MPs and their offices when leaving Parliament”.[…] Read the rest