Truss must not get £115k taxpayer-funded allowance

Liz Truss should not be entitled to the £115k a year taxpayer-funded payout which former Prime Ministers are able to claim, North Shrosphire MP Helen Morgan has said. 

Truss was the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British political history but is still eligible for an annual dividend of £115,000 under the Public Duty Costs Allowance (PDCA).

That means that over the next decade, Truss will be able to claim a maximum total of £1.15 million from the taxpayer, presuming the £115k limit stays fixed. That sum of money could fund almost 4,000 ambulance trips or nearly 30,000 GP appointments. 

Former Prime Ministers are able to claim the PDCA payment for office costs for the rest of their lives.

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan said, “Liz Truss should not be rewarded for trashing the economy and leaving a legacy of economic disaster.

“Voters in North Shropshire are angry at the damage she managed to cause in such a short period of time and will be bemused at the idea that they must now contribute to £115,000 for Liz Truss each year.

“Taxpayers are already financing her mistakes through the hike in borrowing costs and should not be forced to fund her annual payments at a time when families are wondering how they will pay their energy and mortgage bills each months.

“There is no way someone who spent 45 days in Downing Street should be allowed the same funding as prime ministers who served for at least two years.”