Posted 1/28/2024, 1:16:00 PM
Dorries to Return £17,000 in Erroneous UK Ministerial Severance Pay
- Former UK culture secretary Nadine Dorries mistakenly received £16,876 in severance pay after leaving office, which she was not entitled to due to her age
- Dorries says she will repay the full amount on Monday after only being notified of the error on Friday
- The payout was more than 3 months of her annual ministerial salary, which is usually given to exiting ministers under age 65
- Dorries left office in Sept 2022 at age 65; rules say those 65+ when exiting are ineligible for the exit payout
- The erroneous payment was one of 5 such mistakes found in the latest government accounts involving ministers over 65