The senior MPs who have quit Boris Johnson's government are in line for eyewatering amounts of redundancy payments. The Liberal Democrats have called on Mr Johnson and other resigning ministers not to claim the money they are entitled to which totals more than £300,000 of redundancy payments.
In an earlier version of this article, we wrongly reported that the total bill could be £423,000. This was based on analysis provided by the Liberal Democrats which wrongly said that Parliamentary Private Secretaries received salaries of £22,375 and were entitled to payoffs of £5,594. The PPS role is unpaid. We apologise for the error and any confusion or embarrassment caused.
Under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 those resigning from office are entitled to 25% of the annual salaries they were paid when holding that office.
