As a former prime minister, Liz Truss would be able to claim the money for expenses for public duties.
Sir Keir Starmer has called on Liz Truss not to claim an allowance of up to £115,000 a year that she would be entitled to after resigning as PM.
Their remarks follow similar calls from unions and campaigners for the prime minister to turn it down.The PDCA was announced by former prime minister John Major in March 1991 in the wake of Margaret Thatcher's resignation. All former prime ministers are eligible to draw on the PDCA. John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May have all claimed the allowance after leaving No 10. It is not yet known whether Boris Johnson has claimed the allowance as the figures, which are released every year, have not yet been published.
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