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Blair awards himself ￡47,000 rise
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TONY BLAIR awarded himself a ￡47,000-a-year pay rise on Monday, four days after securing his second term as Prime Minister.
Blair provoked controversy by ending a freeze on the salaries of senior ministers he imposed four years ago to set an example of pay restraint to the nation. Andrew Lansley, the Conservative cabinet office spokesman, said: "It is interesting how long the humility Mr Blair spoke of during the campaign has lasted."
Blair will now draw ￡163,418 instead of ￡116,339. Members of the Cabinet will receive ￡117,979 instead of ￡99,793.
Mr Blair, whose fourth child was born last year, has recently complained about the low level of his pay and the cost of maintaining Cherie's wardrobe as the Prime Minister's wife. (SD-Agencies)
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