A Parliamentary candidate who could lose out on \u00a322,000 in taxpayer cash<\/a> if she is not elected to a Trafford seat next month says it could leave her unable to pay her mortgage.<\/p>\nA leaked letter revealed MP Angela Smith, who is standing as the Lib Dem candidate in Altrincham and Sale West, has appealed for a change in government rules.<\/p>\n
She could lose out on the cash if she’s unsuccessful at the General Election on December 12. She says she is ‘fighting for fairness in how MPs are treated’. <\/p>\n
Ms Smith, who ‘hates injustice’, described her ‘horror’ at the thought of missing out on the money.<\/p>\n
She previously served as MP for Sheffield Hillsborough, from 2005 to 2010.<\/p>\n
Ms Smith is currently MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, having been elected to the seat in 2010.<\/p>\n
She quit the Labour Party in February alongside six other MPs. They formed The Independent Group, later renamed Change UK.<\/p>\n
Government rules state that if an MP loses their seat, they are paid two month’s salary in a ‘loss of office’ payment.<\/p>\n
The cash gives former MPs time to find alternative employment and adjust to life outside Parliament.<\/p>\n
But, because Ms Smith is standing in a different constituency to the one she currently servces, she would not be entitled to the money if she is not elected in Altrincham and Sale West.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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