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UK government slammed for ‘sleazy’ plan that could see DUP leader out-earn PM

Northern Irish politicians accused the government of giving key allies the DUP an ‘overt benefit’ by scrapping double-jobbing ban

By Adam Bychawski
UK government slammed for ‘sleazy’ plan that could see DUP leader out-earn PM
Under new proposals, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson could earn £40,000 more than Boris Johnson | PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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“Shocking” proposals that could give controversial DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson one of the highest salaries in UK politics have been slammed as “sleazy” and “damaging to trust”.

The British government has moved to overturn a 2016 ban on ‘double jobbing’, which would allow politicians to sit in both Westminster and Stormont parliaments.

The move, widely seen as designed to put Donaldson back in Stormont, could see the DUP leader – who does not currently have a seat on the Northern Ireland Assembly – taking home £40,000 more than Boris Johnson’s £161,401.

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