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MPs will enjoy a pay rise of more than £1,300 from April.

The 1.8% hike, from £76,011 to £77,379, means their salaries will have risen 17.7% since 2010 - while public sector workers suffered seven years of austerity.

Theresa May’s earnings will rise from £151,451 to £152,819, topped up by investment dividends and more than £10,000 in rent from her and husband Philip’s London flat.

The Prime Minister finally ordered an end to the 1% cap on public sector pay rises late last year.

But police and NHS staff are still waiting to find out how much their pay will go up from April, or whether it will match the 1.8%.

This year’s rise for MPs beat the 1.4% they received last year and 1.3% in 2016, but was still below inflation.

The rate was set by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, which mirrors statistics showing the overall change to public sector earnings.

​The Prime Minister’s spokesman said: “This is an independent decision by IPSA, independent of Government and Parliament.

“Obviously it’s important that MPs no longer set their own pay.

“It’s important to note that ministerial salaries​ remain frozen since 2010.”