BOROUGH MP Andrew Miller said he and his Parliamentary colleagues were “leading by example” when they agreed to a below-inflation pay rise.

On Thursday MPs from all three parties decided to accept the 1.9% below-inflation rise, which raises their salaries from £60,277 to £61,820.

Mr Miller, who sat in on the debate, said: “The majority view was that it was not right to exceed this figure when public sector workers will have to exercise restraint. In other words, we have led by example.”

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