Don’t be fooled by Johnson’s pose on MPs’ pay rise. Why didn’t he oppose it sooner?
Isn’t it curious that Boris Johnson has taken so many weeks to come out in opposition to the planned basic-rate pay rise of £3,300 for MPs?
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority announced in October that MPs could be entitled to the rise, starting next April.
Johnson said nothing at the time. If he genuinely believed that it was not appropriate for MPs to have the extra cash, at a time when the rest of us have been forced to tighten our collective belts due to the Covid crisis and his government’s calamitous response, he would have mentioned it then.
By a curious… coincidence?… the time period between that October announcement and now is roughly the length of time one would expect a focus group to report back to Johnson on whether such a pay rise was likely to affect his popularity.
Is that the real reason for his sudden piety?
It isn’t that long since we were all being told he was complaining about being poorly paid.
We all know Johnson is two-faced; I wouldn’t place much value on the face he’s showing us now.
Source: Boris Johnson against MPs’ pay rise, says No 10 – BBC News
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Another way of looking at it is that he has arrogantly and deliberately ignored the advice of yet another independent body because it suits his own personal narrative.