MPs will receive £2,212 more for the year from 1 April, increasing their pay by 2.7% from £81,932 to £84,144, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) announced.

IPSA sets MPs' pay independently of parliament and government.

It said the pay rise is the same as the average increase in pay for public sector employees last year.

MPs' pay has remained unchanged for the past two years due to the pandemic.

Boris Johnson in January urged IPSA to show "restraint" in setting MPs' pay and suggested salaries should remain the same as he cited the cost-of-living pressures being felt by families across the country.

Mr Johnson's official spokesman at the time urged IPSA not to recommend a large rise.

Sir Keir Starmer also said MPs should not receive a pay rise, saying all parliamentarians should be saying "that we don't need that pay rise and it shouldn't go ahead" this year too.