Truss’s entitlement to £115,000 p.a. for life?

Whilst I agree the optics are not good.

This sum of money is for Office Costs, and has to be claimed with receipts as far as I understand.

It is not paid as a monthly sum.

There was a time when you could expect that there would be some chance that the person involved would have the decency not to claim that money after such a short and disastrous time in office. It seems that there is no link between right-leaning Tory and decency any more.

She is entitled to it, but I'm pretty sure I've just heard on the BBC News that she won't be claiming it.

If it must be given as a perk of the job, then it should only be given after someone has worked as PM for a full term. Anything less is being rewarded for being a failure and there have been many of those in the last few years.

Gordon Brown did not claim it, he is a decent person.

I read online before she became PM briefly she had claimed £1000 for energy costs etc. Nice if one could do that.

Surely £115,000 would be insufficient to live on annually/!!!

do you mean sufficient Charleygirl15?

The former prime ministers are entitled to claim for necessary office and secretarial costs arising from their special position in public life. In 2020-21, John Major and Tony Blair claimed the maximum allowance; Gordon Brown claimed £114,712; David Cameron claimed £113,423 and Theresa May £57,832.

Gordon did claim, ilovecheese

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/21/liz-truss-entitlement-ex-prime-ministers-yearly-grant-sparks-fury

This is on top of her wage as an MP ...plus her "expenses" which in my mind are eyewatering high.No wonder they are divorced from reality when they can claim for everything they need or want..things that ordinary workers couldn't dream of .Expenses were SUPPOSED to have been dealt with ,then you hear of some MP's still claiming extortionate amounts .Its not acceptable

Just off to hit my head against a wall

"The optics are not good" is funny way of making resistance to an idea seem lame or a bit picky.

Why do we say that now instead of "To anyone with any judgement or morals it is clear this is wrong."?

RichmondPark1

"The optics are not good" is funny way of making resistance to an idea seem lame or a bit picky.

Why do we say that now instead of "To anyone with any judgement or morals it is clear this is wrong."?

Language and its use evolves

No question she should refuse to take it. Having just read that it is likely that she will have a resignation honours list - words fail me, honoured for what, and surely she won’t be honoured either!

I don't think it has to be claimed with proven expenses. This allowance has been created when Margareth Thatcher was "asked" to leave. Her finances were very dire, and that's why this stipend was created, to give an ex PM a decent living. If any expenses have to be proven it will be a formality, a signature will do.

Would Boris get two bites of the cherry?

Truss gets £115,00 per annum

What about William gets over £20 million
Like winning the lottery every year

Surely they already get paid more than enough for any talks etc that they do as a result of being in such a privileged position, to then take their expenses out of their extra income? But thems the rules and who doesn’t like to break the rules?

If it’s sauce for the goose etc. If I were her I’d say “if Blair is receiving it, I’ll take it too”.

Grany

Truss gets £115,00 per annum

What about William gets over £20 million
Like winning the lottery every year

But William can't just resign (well, not easily), neither can his heir, nor his children's children. It's a vocation, a lifetime's commitment.

Actually I don't think anyone with the competence to run the country and lead a party would even want the job in the first place. So I guess there have to be some incentives when they sign up.

£115k ex PM allowance for life after 45 abysmal days in the job. This to the woman who opposed “hand outs” to hard working families who are struggling even more now thanks to her and Kwarteng. Seriously, you couldn’t make up this sh** ! I’m heartbroken for my AC and grandchildren and the mess that lies ahead.

JaneJudge- I meant insufficient- I think with her lifestyle she would struggle.

Sennelier1

I don't think it has to be claimed with proven expenses. This allowance has been created when Margareth Thatcher was "asked" to leave. Her finances were very dire, and that's why this stipend was created, to give an ex PM a decent living. If any expenses have to be proven it will be a formality, a signature will do.

Didn’t MT get a state pension to live off? Just like many on here.

Lollin

Surely they already get paid more than enough for any talks etc that they do as a result of being in such a privileged position, to then take their expenses out of their extra income? But thems the rules and who doesn’t like to break the rules?

The only reason lizz would be invited onto the speaking circuit would be to send people to sleep.
Word has it that the invites aren’t coming thick and fast.