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The Tory MP complaining that £82K isn’t enough caused panic-buying of tiny violins

In episode 1,473 of ‘Can They Hear What They’re Saying?‘ a Tory MP has complained about their low pay, which currently stands at £81,932, plus an eye-wateringly generous expenses package.

To make the entitlement even more head-wrecking, the quotes from a New Statesman interview with Sir Peter Bottomley broke on the day that Universal Credit recipients had their £20-per-week uplift removed.

Most people learnt of the outrageous claim via a post by Sian Elvin in the Metro.

The outpouring of sympathy was impossible to view with the naked eye. Fury, scorn and sarcasm, however, were in abundance.

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A Tory MP made a ‘woke-ing from home’ joke and was mocked into next week

Source New Statesman H/T Metro Image Screengrab