Liz Truss will enjoy the benefits of being a former PM – despite spending less than six weeks in office (Picture: PA)
Liz Truss is entitled to claim up to £115,000 of taxpayers’ money every year for the rest of her life – despite spending just 44 days in office.
The privilege is accorded to all ex-PMs but many have questioned her eligibility for the Public Duties Cost Allowance after her brief spell in No.10.
Sasha Swire, author and wife of ex-Tory MP Sir Hugo Swire, tweeted: ‘£115,000 a year for life, a chauffeur, bodyguards, a season ticket to all the best gigs in town, all for screwing up the country in just 44 days. Nice work if you can get it!’
Ex-England rugby union international Brian Moore posted: ‘£115,000 pa for 44 days work; I’m in the wrong job.’
The Liberal Democrats’ Cabinet Office spokesperson Christine Jardine said: ‘This huge potential payout will leave a bitter taste in the mouth of the millions of people struggling with spiralling bills.’
Ms Truss will also qualify for publicly funded security protection. If she claims the payments, they will be added to the £84,144-a-year MP’s salary, which former PMs Theresa May and Boris Johnson also receive.
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