Two of these ex-PMs received pay-outs themselves.īoris Johnson accepted £18,860 after being ousted from the top job, as did Liz Truss for her seven weeks in Number 10.Įmily Thornberry, Labour's shadow attorney general, said it is "appalling" to see "so many Tory MPs who felt entitled to claim three months' severance for just a few weeks' work". This was largely due to a very turbulent time in British politics, and the formation of numerous top teams under three prime ministers. More than 20 ex-cabinet ministers claimed severance in the 2022-23 financial year, including Sajid Javid, Michael Gove, Grant Shapps, Priti Patel, Kwasi Kwarteng and Jacob Rees-Mogg. A total of £933,086 was paid out in severance to ministers leaving their government roles in the 2022-23 financial year, analysis from Labour shows.Īn additional £2.9m was spent on severance payments for special advisers in the same period, making the final bill for pay-outs in a "year of chaos" £3.83m.
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