Roger Berry is a valuable MP
The Conservative candidate for Kingswood, Mr Skidmore, has misled readers about my MP Roger Berry, in his letter (June 4).
He states that Roger's salary is £77,340. This is not true. Yes, Roger chairs the committee on arms export controls, but takes no payment for this. He only receives an MP's basic salary.
I notice, from the Conservative website, that David Cameron claims £1,462 a month for his Oxfordshire mansion. The multi-millionaire Conservative leader bills the taxpayer £1,081 each month for mortgage interest alone.
Roger claims less than £550 a month. For this, and many other, reasons, he is very good value as our MP.
Gareth Manson, Hanham.
2 Comments
by Anon, Bristol
Monday, June 15 2009, 10:05AM
“Seem to recollect that Dawn Primarola said she only claimed a small amount of money, howeverf a friend pointed out a website that shows the true amount claimed by her was in the region of £157k.
Dont believe the hype, he is just as bad as the rest of them.”
by simon Bickford, Bristol
Saturday, June 13 2009, 8:04PM
“He still gets more than my son who is in the Army and fighting in Afghanistan for peanuts.The state run Fascist Police get Double the pay of a soldier.
So if you want sympathy for Roger Berry then phone the Samaritans.”