A fast-tracked bill to cut MLA pay has passed the House of Lords.
Legislation to give the Northern Ireland secretary powers to cut assembly members' salaries has passed all its hurdles at Westminster.The Executive Formation Bill was fast-tracked after theBut it remains unclear when Chris Heaton-Harris could choose to impose a pay cut.
He previously indicated he would move to impose a reduction of 27.5%, or just over £14,000, reducing MLAs' incomes from £51,500 to £37,337. During Monday's debate in the Lords, Baroness Ritchie, a former SDLP minister, said the bill "represents a further manifestation of political failure".
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