ParliScran reveals MPs’ cheap meals at taxpayer’s expense

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ParliScran, a Twitter account documenting food served on the parliamentary estate, is the talk of Westminster. But MPs may be getting hot under the collar about the page, which reveals the bargains they are enjoying thanks to taxpayer subsidies. Last week a soup, salad and chips combo totted up to £2.70.

The average meal saving is about £1, compared to the price a man on the street pays. Restaurants and bars in the Palace of Westminster were subsidised by around £16m in 2021-22. Pints in parliamentary bars, at £3.50 for a lager, are some of the cheapest in central London.