Pay rise of more than £2k for MLAs is 'grotesque', says first minister
Pay rise of more than £2k for MLAs is 'grotesque', says first minister Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The increase will take effect from the first sitting day of the new assembly mandate next MayByBrendan Hughes and Catherine Doyle, BBC News NIPublished17 September…
- ▪Pay rise of more than £2k for MLAs is 'grotesque', says first minister Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The increase will take effect from the first sitting day of the new assembly mandate next MayByBrendan Hughes and Catherine Doyl
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Pay rise of more than £2k for MLAs is 'grotesque', says first minister Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The increase will take effect from the first sitting day of the new assembly mandate next MayByBrendan Hughes and Catherine Doyle, BBC News NIPublished17 September 2026, 12:32 BSTUpdated 1 minute agoA pay rise of more than £2,000 for Northern Ireland Assembly members (MLAs) is "grotesque", the first minister has said.The proposals planned for next year would bring MLAs annual salary to £69,216.The increase will take effect from the first sitting day of the new assembly mandate next May, under draft proposals by Stormont's Independent Remuneration Board.Speaking to the media at Stormont, she said: "This issue of wages is not in my agenda.
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