More than £8m of public money spent on subsidies for former PMs
Annual cost of allowance has more than doubled in recent years because of quick turnover of prime ministersMore than £8m of taxpayers’ money has been spent on funding the public lives of former prime ministers over the last three decades, a Guardian analysis has found.All former PMs are able to...
<p>Annual cost of allowance has more than doubled in recent years because of quick turnover of prime ministers</p><p>More than £8m of taxpayers’ money has been spent on funding the public lives of former prime ministers over the last three decades, a Guardian analysis has found.</p><p>All former PMs are able to claim up to £115,000 a year – until the end of their lives – in a subsidy to enable them to contribute to public life after they have left Downing Street.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/11/more-than-8m-of-public-money-spent-on-subsidies-for-former-pms">Continue reading...</a>
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