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Dominic Cummings: PM's former aide got ?45,000 pay rise

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Pay rise
While Mr Cummings was in the highest salary band when he was first taken on by Boris Johnson in July 2019, his pay was considerably lower at the time than other senior political advisers in Downing Street.

The pay rise brought Mr Cummings, whose Brexit strategy was credited with helping Mr Johnson win a thumping victory in the 2019 election, into line with other key figures such as Sir Eddie Lister, Lee Cain and Munira Mirza.

The most senior advisers to previous prime ministers, such as Theresa May and David Cameron, have typically also earned between ?140,000 and ?144,999.

The PM stood by Mr Cummings after he was accused of breaching coronavirus guidelines when he travelled 250 miles to stay on his parents' farm in County Durham in early April and later drove to Barnard Castle.

Durham Police said Mr Cummings might have broken lockdown rules with his trip to Barnard Castle but it would not be taking any action.

Mr Cummings said he had made the 50-mile round-trip to the beauty spot, with his wife and child, to test his eyesight before embarking on the longer journey back to London.

Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner said the pay increase was a slap in the face to the public.

"Dominic Cummings' bumper bonus is an insult to key workers denied the pay rise they deserve," she said.

"It's another example of how under this government it is one rule for the Tory Party and their friends and another for the rest of us."

The figures show that while the overall pay bill for special advisers remained the same at ?9.6m, having risen sharply the year before, the number of advisers earning more than ?100,000 doubled on the year before.

Those earning six-figure salaries included Allegra Stratton, the PM's new press secretary and Dan Rosenfield, the newly appointed No 10 chief of staff.