Robert Oxley, from the Taxpayers’ Alliance, said: ‘It’s hypocritical for ministers to preach about the need to make pensions more sustainable while improving their own already extremely generous retirement deals.
‘Politicians must to show leadership in the face of the overwhelming need to reform public sector pensions, ensuring they are fair and affordable to taxpayers.
‘If Cabinet ministers are instead sneaking through bonuses for their own retirement then they will lose all moral authority to make the difficult decisions currently required of them.’
