Wes Streeting to Forgo Salary for First Three Months as Defence Secretary
Wes Streeting, newly appointed as Britain's Defence Secretary under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, will not receive a salary for his first three months in the role. This decision comes after he resigned as Health Secretary two months ago in protest of Keir Starmer's leadership, which entitled him to a £16,876 severance payment equivalent to three months of a cabinet minister's salary. Rather than returning the lump sum, Streeting will forgo his ministerial salary for the same period, following House of Commons guidance that is not mandatory. The article contrasts this with former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who was reappointed as Housing Secretary by Burnham 10 months after resigning amid a tax dispute later cleared by HMRC. Rayner rejected Tory calls to return her severance pay, stating she earned it through prior government service.
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