Rutland MP Alicia Kearns is backing calls for a pay freeze for MPs.

MPs have been recommended to receive a 4.1 percent salary increase, as recommended by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).

This pay rise, if implemented, would boost their salaries from £81,932 to £85,232.

This is almost three times medium annual pay in the UK, which stands at £31,461, according to official figures.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is opposing the pay rise, which comes as the government is considering a pay freeze for millions of public sector workers.

Rutland MP Alicia Kearns has said on twitter: "Given the enormous pressures on our nation due to the pandemic, a pay rise for MPs simply cannot be justified at this time.

"I have worked tirelessly to support constituents in great need, and I urge @ipsaUK who control our pay to listen to my colleagues and me."

The MP has also added her name to a letter of MPs calling for IPSA not to implement the pay rise.

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