

John Bercow, the Speaker of the Commons, has taken an extra pay rise on top of the 10% handed to MPs this year.

Unlike David Cameron and his ministers, Bercow has accepted an additional 0.62% increase to the salary for his official role. The rise has apparently been triggered by an obscure part of the legislation underpinning officeholders’ pay , increasing it in line with the average granted to senior civil servants at the end of each parliament.

With his MP pay lifted from about £67,000 to £74,000 as a result of the decision by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), Bercow now earns a total of £150,236 a year, according to the Commons website.

Cameron’s overall salary is £149,440.

The prime minister has also given up his non-contributory half-salary pension, but Bercow has held on to his although he has said he will not draw it until he turns 65.

Also unlike Cameron, the Speaker does not appear to pay any taxable benefit for his grace-and-favour home.

A spokeswoman for the Speaker said: “The Speaker’s salary is proactively published on the parliament website. This being the case, there is nothing to add.”