Decision to reject calls for restraint branded 'incomprehensible', with many parliamentarians saying they will not accept pay rise
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) faces mass defiance from parliamentarians when it presses ahead with plans to increase their pay to £74,000, it has emerged.
Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, said the proposed increase was "utterly incomprehensible", while Philip Hammond, the defence secretary, said he would expect the cabinet to take a collective stand against the Ipsa ruling. Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, said he could not see himself telling Labour MPs to accept the money.
MPs' pay authority faces mass defiance over proposal to raise salaries by 11%