Report: Neil Kinnock, wife doing well

LONDON, June 15 (UPI) -- Former British Labor Party leader Neil Kinnock and his wife, Glenys, can collect six government pensions between them, a report by Open Europe says.

The think tank also said the couple have received as much as 8 million pounds ($12 million) in salary and expense claims for representing Britain in the European Union, The Daily Telegraph reported Sunday. Neil Kinnock is a European commissioner, while his wife, who has been serving in the European Parliament, was recently named Britain's minister for Europe.

Kinnock, who became a member of the House of Lords in 2005, headed the Labor Party from 1983 to 1992. He resigned after losing a general election to the Conservative Party headed by John Major.

A spokesman for Kinnock said Open Europe had produced "inflated estimates." The spokesman acknowledged the Kinnocks have already claimed three government pensions and stand to get three more.

The Open Europe report said the couple would get 185,000 pounds (almost $280,000) a year from all six pensions.