UK councils accused of ‘feathering their nests’ as a whole lot of workers discovered to earn greater than the Prime Minister Keir Starmer | EUROtoday

More than 300 native council workers throughout the UK earned greater than the Prime Minister over the past yr, new evaluation has revealed.

A complete of 320 council staff throughout the UK obtained in extra of Sir Keir Starmer’s £172,153 official wage throughout the 2024-25 monetary yr, in line with the Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) annual Town Hall Rich List report.

The stress group, primarily based in Tufton Street, highlighted a major improve, stating the variety of native authority workers out-earning Sir Keir has grown by a 3rd because the earlier yr.

The TPA’s report additional disclosed {that a} staggering 4,733 council workers throughout Britain and Northern Ireland at the moment are paid greater than £100,000.

This determine marks a rise of 827 from the earlier yr’s evaluation and represents the best stage because the organisation started its record-keeping in 2007.

Within this group, 1,255 people earned no less than £150,000 prior to now yr, a rise of over 163 individuals in comparison with the earlier knowledge.

The highest paid council worker recognized within the nation was primarily based at Staffordshire council, in line with the TPA.

They obtained £457,500, although their title, job title, or a breakdown of how their complete pay was awarded, weren’t supplied.

John O’Connell, chief government of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, stated: “Taxpayers are caught in a pincer movement with a record-breaking tax burden on one side and a bloated public sector feathering its nest on the other.

“Our latest Town Hall Rich List exposes a surging class of council bosses enjoying six-figure packages, even as they plead poverty, slash frontline services, and hike council tax bills far beyond inflation.

“Residents can see exactly how many local bureaucrats are receiving plush packages and judge for themselves whether they’re getting value for money.”