Wes Streeting Will Forgo Salary for First Three Months as Defence Secretary
HuffPost UK reveals that Wes Streeting, newly appointed Defence Secretary under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, will not receive a salary for his first three months in the role. This decision follows his resignation 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' cabinet minister salary. The article notes that while ministers reappointed within three months are expected to forgo salary, it is not mandatory. It contrasts Streeting's decision with former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who rejected calls to return her severance pay after being reappointed Housing Secretary 10 months after resigning over tax issues, from which she was cleared by HMRC.
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