Row erupts over Stormont pay rise

A row has erupted in the Stormont assembly about a proposed pay rise, taking members wages to about £45,000 (€73,000) a year.

Row erupts over Stormont pay rise

A row has erupted in the Stormont assembly about a proposed pay rise, taking members wages to about £45,000 (€73,000) a year.

Bob McCartney of the UK Unionist Party says it’s a massive waste of money although Dermot Nesbitt of the UUP says it’s a reasonable increase for hard-working politicians.

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