Claim: MPs earn a starting salary of £81,932, higher than the starting salaries for nurses, midwives, paramedics and radiographers  and junior doctors .
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Verdict: the starting salaries quoted are correct for 2021.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Norton
Date published: 2021-11-30T00:00:00