David Cameron dished out massive pay hikes to his top aides just months before he quit

The millionaire Tory hiked pay by up to £18,000 (24%) despite capping civil service rises at 1% to "live within our means"

It's now emerged David Cameron gave his No10 aides THREE sets of rewards

David Cameron slipped his political aides massive pay rises just months before he quit Downing Street.
The ex-PM beefed up the salaries of 12 special advisers (Spads) after last year's general election - more than two-thirds of those who stayed on with him in Number 10.
Official figures show he hiked their tax-funded pay by up to £18,000 (24%) despite capping civil service rises at 1% to "live within our means".
He later raised their severance packages by a total of £282,000 on his final day in office - defying legal advice.

In a third and final boost, Mr Cameron then lauded eight of the 12 in his "crony" Resignation Honours earlier this month.
The revelation prompted outrage today from politicians and union chiefs.
Scroll down for the full list of aides who benefited

David Cameron Prime Minister leaving Tory HQ early this morning with his close aid Liz Suggs — David Cameron with Liz Sugg, who he gave am £18,000 pay hike

Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "We believe that every civil servant deserves a decent pay rise. It is frankly shameful that David Cameron thinks that this should just apply to his close circle of political friends.
"Our members will be rightly outraged by the double standards of a prime minister who richly rewards a privileged few, while ignoring the falling living standards of hundreds of thousands of dedicated civil servants."
FDA civil service union general secretary Dave Penman said: "It would seem hypocrisy knows no bounds from a prime minister who preached pay restraint and austerity to public servants and the public, whilst at the same time awarding double-digit pay rises to his special advisers."
Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson said the hikes were an "insult to thousands of hard-working civil servants".
He added: "It's über-cronyism, it's totally unacceptable and Theresa May should claw the money back."

Tom Watson walks off stage at a Labour In for Britain event at the TUC Congress Hall — Tom Watson said the pay rises were "unacceptable uber-cronyism"

Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said the hikes exposed Mr Cameron's "utterly empty rhetoric" on austerity while nurses and teachers suffered a real-terms cut.
He added: "This is triple whammy – honours to cronies and a whacking great pay rise and then a bumped up severance package.
"This is frankly utterly shameless and the former PM should be ashamed."
The figures buried in government documents were originally uncovered by Civil Service World.
They show the biggest percentage rise went to Number 10 Spad Adam Atashzai, whose pay jumped at least 24% from less than £58,200 in 2014 to £72,000 in 2015.
The biggest cash raises went to head of operations Liz Sugg and strategy director Ameet Gill, whose £18,000 hikes were worth more than a full-time salary on Mr Cameron's 'national living wage'.

Mr Atashzai was also one of seven pay-hike Spads named in Mr Cameron's Resignation Honours, while Ms Sugg was given a peerage.
Special adviser Kate Marley went from being on Pay Band 1 in 2014 which is capped at £54,121, to earning £65,000 in 2015, an increase of at least 20%.
Daniel Korski, former deputy director of the No 10 policy unit, had a 16% pay increase from £80,000 in 2014 to £93,000 in 2015.
Special adviser Nick Seddon, who was awarded an MBE, benefited from a 13% pay rise, with his salary increased to £88,000.
Other advisers and speechwriters including Max Chambers, Laura Trott, Richard Parr, Martha Varney, and Kate Shouesmith all enjoyed pay increases, the figures show.

David Cameron leaves Downing Street with his family — David Cameron used one of his last acts as PM to hike the same aides' severance pay

And Frances Trivett, the political private secretary to the prime minister's chiefs of staff, progressed from a pay band capped at £40,352 to one capped at £52,999.
A Cabinet Office spokesman said: "Decisions about special adviser salaries take into account various factors including the level of responsibility associated with a particular role and the background and experience of the individual concerned.
"These increases, which were agreed by the then Prime Minister, reflected changes to the scope and range of responsibility in the roles of a number of special advisers following their reappointment after the 2015 general election."

The No10 political aides who got pay hikes

Aide's name / Pay in 2014 - Pay in 2015 / £ change (% change)
Liz Sugg / £80,000 - £98,000 / £18,000 (23%)***
Daniel Korski / £80,000 - £93,000 / £13,000 (16%)***
Ameet Gill / £80,000 - £98,000 / £18,000 (23%)
Nick Seddon / £78,000 - £88,000 / £10,000 (13%)***
Max Chambers / £67,000 - £72,000 / £5,000 (7%)
Laura Trott / £67,000 - £72,000 / £5,000 (7%)***
Adam Atashzai / £58,200 - £72,000 / £13,800 (24%)* and ***
Kate Marley / £54,121 - £65,000 / £10,879 (20%)*
Richard Parr / £54,121 - £63,000** and ***
Kate Shouesmith / £54,121 - £63,000** and ***
Martha Varney / £54,121 - £63,000** and ***
Frances Trivett / £40,352 - £52,999**
*2014 figure is a pay cap not actual pay, so rise in 2015 may be higher than stated
**Both 2014 and 2015 figures are pay caps, so exact rise is not known
***Was then recognised in Mr Cameron's 'crony' resignation honours/peerages

And the ones whose pay stayed the same

Craig Oliver - £140,000
Ed Llewellyn - £140,000
Graeme Wilson - £110,000
Kate Fall - £100,000
Alex Morton - Pay caps of £58,200 (2014) and £63,000 (2015) - pay may or may not have risen