Tories Demand Labour Pays Milburn Salary; Taxpayer 'Should Not Meet Cost of Role'
The Herald › September 11, 2004
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THE Tories last night demanded that Alan Milburn's (pounds) 72,000 salary for his new cabinet role as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster should be picked up by the Labour party and not the taxpayer.
The row came as Gordon Brown, the chancellor, broke his silence over the cabinet reshuffle, shrugging off the fact that his new ministerial colleague will be taking over the pivotal general election role he has usually enjoyed.See the full content of this document
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Tories Demand Labour Pays Milburn Salary; Taxpayer 'Should Not Meet Cost of Role'
"It is not the position you hold, whether you are chairman of this or chairman of that, that matters. It is what you do," he declared.
Mr Brown s...See the full content of this document
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