Peers to be paid ‘£160 just for clicking a button’ under remote-voting plans from House of Lords officials House of Lords peers to get £162 a day for voting online by touching a button Peers are not even being encouraged to return to Westminster after Whitsun Conservative MP says the public will be rightly outraged if … Read more
A decision on how much peers will be paid for working remotely during the coronavirus is expected early next week and could see them receiving £150 a day. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme this morning Lord Speaker Norman Fowler, a former member of Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet, said payment options will be considered and announced next … Read more
Peers demand their daily £323 ‘attendance’ fee to log into virtual Lords claiming not paying would be age discrimination Peers are demanding £323 daily stipend while attending virtual proceedings Members of the House of Lords can expect tax-free income of £48,000 per year Rules state they should only be paid for physical, not virtual, sittings … Read more
Elderly peers told to work from home by Lord Speaker Lord Fowler as he says it is not their ‘duty’ to attend Parliament during coronavirus crisis Lord Fowler, the Lord Speaker, today announced he will now work from home The 82-year-old told his fellow peers it was not their ‘duty’ to attend parliament He urged … Read more