MPs have agreed to freeze their £65,738 salaries after being asked to do so by the government. They backed a call to scrap a planned a 1% pay rise.
The Leader of the House Sir George Young were said MPs should either be in step with the country, or insulate themselves and risk public anger.
The decision angered some backbenchers, with some believing they are underpaid and others who do not agree they should have to vote on their own salary. Many have also expressed dismay at curbs placed on their expenses in the wake of the scandal over abuses.
The move will bring MPs into line with the majority of public sector workers, who have had their pay frozen for the next two years. The pay freeze came about because of the government's desire to scrap the 1% award made by the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB).
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