MEMBERS of parliament are to award themselves a monthly allowance based on how guilty they feel about supporting the debacle and bloodbath in Iraq.
The extent of the payments will be linked directly to the number of casualties, with some Labour MPs warning that the guiltier they feel, the more money they are going to need.
A spokesman for the Speaker said: "This is about regulating what has been an informal system. In the past, an MP would feel a bit guilty about voting to preserve his career and then ask for some free money to cheer himself up.
"But in the wake of public anger over members' expenses it is vital the new system is made transparent and accountable by establishing a formal link between the hell-catastrophe of the Iraq war and the comfort of MPs.
And of course it applies to Afghanistan as well, so if things start to improve in Afghanistan then MPs will get less money because there will be less guilt over that disaster. Nevertheless Labour backbencher, Len Nicesuit, said: 'I strongly believe that the more recent campaigns in Afghanistan and Libya have led to more guilt on our benches and the logical conclusion would be more compensation paid to our members'.
Prime Minister, David Cameron said that the economic crisis was inherited from New £abour.
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