Will Liz Truss give away the 130,000 euros a year earmarked for former British prime ministers?

I only stayed in the position for 44 days. The former head of the British government who He announced his resignation on ThursdayHe now holds the unfortunate record for the shortest term for a prime minister in the kingdom’s history. However, Liz Truss is entitled to ask the PDCA (Public Service Cost Allowance) £115,000 compensation Planned annual meetings of former Prime Ministers, in accordance with the guidelines governing the organization of the British government.

This allowance was introduced in 1991, when Margaret Thatcher left. The term of office does not matter. This compensation is affected at the discretion of the previous tenant of 10 Downing Street. John Major (6 years, 5 months and 4 days) and Tony Blair (10 years, 10 months and 25 days) asked for the maximum allowance. Gordon Brown (2 years, 10 months, 14 days) had claimed 114,712 pounds; David Cameron (6 years, 2 months, 2 days) is 113,423 pounds and Theresa May (3 years, 11 days) is 57,832 pounds.

The allowance cannot cover private expenses

Government directives specify that the objective of the PDCA is to cover the true cost of continuing to exercise public functions (office or secretarial expenses), due to the special status of former Prime Ministers in public life. So this amount cannot be used for private expenses. Further, if the former Prime Minister accepts the general appointment, the level of allowance is reviewed as per the remuneration granted to him with that appointment.

In addition to this allowance, former Prime Ministers may apply for a retirement allowance, up to a maximum equivalent of 10% of the allowance.

“She has no right to that.”

The statement by Mark Sirotka, General Secretary of the Civil Servants Union, sparked many comments: “At a time when one in five government employees uses food banks and 35% skip meals because they have no food, it is comical that Liz Truss could walk away with (…]115,000 pounds“.

Several politicians opposed to Truss followed suit and said the now former prime minister should not apply for the allowance. “You must refuse. I think this is the right thing to do. She’s been in power for 44 days, she’s not really entitled to it, she should reject it and not take itLabor leader Keir Starmer said on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Ed Davey, has also spoken in this direction.

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