Payments of up to £2,200 per person for assisting with the Queen’s funeral were among more than £3 million of “bonuses” given to local government officials in London last year, it can be revealed.
A total of 158 staff at the Greater London Authority shared £141,827 in “recognition payments” for working overtime to help organise public events between the Queen’s death on September 8 and her funeral 11 days later.
