No, MPs can’t claim £50 to buy their breakfast
An oft-repeated false claim is circulating on social media again. Read
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MP's expenses
Fact checks, commentary and analysis on the topic of MP's expenses
Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians
Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both. Read
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MPs’ ‘winding-up’ payment is for four months not six after they lose seats
MPs are eligible for a ‘winding-up’ payment equivalent to four months’ salary after they leave Parliament following an election. Read
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MPs cannot claim £50 for breakfast
The claim has been recirculating recently, but it’s incorrect and we’ve debunked it many times before. Read
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Boris Johnson is not entitled to a ‘£115,000 pension’ as a former Prime Minister
Social media posts wrongly claim that Boris Johnson will receive a £115,000 a year pension. Read
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Some pensioners will lose £70 a week, but Boris Johnson didn’t introduce the change
Some pensioners will lose £70 a week under reforms set out in 2007 Pensions Act. Read
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