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Scottish National Party vote to make Nicola Sturgeon best-paid politician in UK . Salary boost to £144,687 was rubber stamped by the Scottish Parliament . Pay now above David Cameron 's £142,500 and Boris Johnson 's £143,911 . But aides say she would actually draw a more modest salary of £135,605 . Critics point out that Miss Sturgeon only serves about five million people .