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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhiannon James

MP criticises £99.9m given to Royal Family while ‘millions experience intense suffering’

Public funds allocated to the King "could and should be directed elsewhere", a Labour MP has said as the Commons backed new royal financial arrangements.

On Monday, MPs unanimously authorised £99.9 million for 2027-28 to maintain royal palaces and fund official duties.

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