Cameron vows to slash MP salaries if Tories elected

SALARIES for MPs will be cut by 5% and then frozen if the Conservatives win the next British election, leader David Cameron said yesterday.

Cameron vows to slash MP salaries if Tories elected

Subsidises for beer and food served in the bars and restaurants in parliament will also be off the menu if Cameron, as expected, wins a national election due by next June.

Cameron said his proposals were in response to public anger over lavish expenses claimed by MPs and a huge state budget deficit of £175 billion – more than 12% of GDP.

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