Union barons branded 'champagne socialists' as it emerges more than a third are on six-figure pay packages – including bosses threatening more shutdowns of hospitals, schools and the rail network

Figures show 45 of Britain's 131 barons were sitting pretty on six-figure earnings last year - with one in six raking in packages worth as much as the Prime Minister's salary or more. Figures show 45 of Britain's 131 barons were sitting pretty on six-figure earnings last year - with one in six raking in packages worth as much as the Prime Minister's salary or more.