Male Conservative MPs earn an average of £7,789 more than female Tory MPs

Male MPs earn 10.4% more on average than their female counterparts despite identical basic salaries, exposing the way the gender pay gap in British society runs right to the heart of government.

The parliamentary pay gap was revealed by analysis conducted by the Sunday Times data team, taking outside earnings and ministerial salaries into account, and is higher than the pay gap at the BBC. The corporation came under fire from MPs last year when it was revealed male staff earned 9.3% more than their female colleagues.

Male Conservative MPs are the highest earners, making an average of £104,102 a year — £7,789 more than female Tory MPs, who earn an average of £96,313.

In contrast, pay within the Labour Party is close to parity,