MPs will see their salaries rise by over £1,000 after the parliamentary pay watchdog signed off another increase.

The £1,049 rise comes just months after the body pushed through a controversial 1.3 per cent salary increase despite opposition from some MPs and trade unions.

The latest 1.4 per cent salary boost, which will see MPs pay rise from £74,962 to £76,011, is well above the 1 per cent cap imposed on public sector workers until 2019.