Petitions/Reform the Public Duty Costs Allowance for Former Prime Ministers
StatusClosed
Opened14 Nov 2025
Closes14 May 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Reform the Public Duty Costs Allowance for ex-Prime Ministers. Set a 2-year minimum term in office for eligibility, remove entitlement if they resign in disgrace or are judged to have caused harm, make the allowance time-limited to 10 years, and cut the £115k cap to reflect only essential costs.

We believe that it is unfair that former PMs, even those serving only weeks or leaving office in failure, can claim £115k per year for life. We do not think that taxpayers should fund what we see as lifelong perks for those who failed in their duty. We think reform will ensure only long-serving, responsible leaders get limited, justified support for genuine public duties.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Juliet Campbell
1Juliet Campbell MP
Broxtowe
3
Linsey Farnsworth
2Linsey Farnsworth MP
Amber Valley
2
Laurence Turner
3Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
2
Perran Moon
4Perran Moon MP
Camborne and Redruth
2
Dr Ellie Chowns
5Dr Ellie Chowns MP
North Herefordshire
2
Amanda Martin
6Amanda Martin MP
Portsmouth North
2
Andrew Ranger
7Andrew Ranger MP
Wrexham
2
Laura Kyrke-Smith
8Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Aylesbury
1
Liam Conlon
9Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
1
Graham Stuart
10Graham Stuart MP
Beverley and Holderness
1
Reform the Public Duty Costs Allowance for Former Prime Ministers — Petitions