MPs are set for a significant pay rise as the rest of the country deals with a cost of living squeeze.
Inflation is up, families are set for council tax rises, energy prices have soared by a wallet-crippling average of £693 per year, and the government's plan to cope with the crisis still leaves people out of pocket.
Now MPs are set for a healthy pay rise while campaigners point to the millions of households teetering on the brink of poverty - and set to face even more despair in April when National Insurance tax payments soar.
