MPs pay rise: Danny Alexander MP says the rise would be 'wholly inappropriate'

The Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has condemned an 11% pay rise for MPs.

The increase set to be unveiled next week by the Independent Parliamentary watchdog Ipsa, would see salaries go up to £74,000 in 2015.

Mr Alexander told Andrew Marr it would be "wholly inappropriate for MPs to get such a large pay rise at a time when every other public sector worker sees their pay rises capped at one per cent".

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Ipsa said it had looked at increasing the current salary of £66,396 to anywhere between £73,365 and £83,430 (26% pay rise), but opted for the lower end "in recognition of the current difficult economic circumstances".

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