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The Money Gap Chases MPs from Parliament
British MPs facing financial strain quit the House of Commons while noting salaries of 1,000 pounds a year plus expenses. Veterans like Capt. Robert Ryder VC and Tom Driberg cite money worries as a reason not to run again, despite higher pay rises elsewhere.
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Stanley Godfrey Fer
Hal Boyle
London
Robert Ryder
House of Commons
Ryder
St. Nazaire
Britain
Tom Driberg
Her Majesty
United States
Congress
Churchill
George Strauss