9,000 public sector staff earn more than PM

MORE than 9,000 employees working in the public sector are paid more than the British Prime Minister.

An investigation by BBC1’s Panorama and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism suggested the numbers earning more than David Cameron’s annual salary of £142,500 (€170,000) are significantly higher than previously thought.

The findings by the programme, screened last night, will heighten the controversy already raging over comparative pay levels in the public and private sectors.