", "MPs back Covid passes in England despite huge Tory rebellion", "Tory MP blames food poverty on lack of cooking skills", "Why is Tory MP Lee Anderson called '30p Lee? Lee Anderson Expense Claims. A 2018 local newspaper report detailed how Mr Anderson was subject to an investigation by his fellow Labour councillors. 'I know what the individual concerned was trying to say, I know that hes a very good-hearted and generous-minded person. You can unsubscribe at any time. But the amount a household receives is reduced by 55p for every 1 earned above a defined work allowance. WebAccording to the Daily Mirror, its the 56-year-old former coal miner and Tory MP Lee Anderson, who clinched the award a year ago after criticising Englands footballers for taking the knee. 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The blunt-talking Ashfield MP, who has beendubbed '30p Lee' for comments made last summer suggesting families could cook fresh meals for less than 1,regularly takes to his 46,000 Twitter followers to double down on his claims. That figure includes 165,200 on staff wages and 32,100 on other office expenditures. [36], The founder of the food bank, Simon Martin, commented that the teaching course was optional, and stated that "people do know how to cook, obviously, because people have been eating and surviving before we've been intervening with food parcels", but that providing free guidance on economic cooking may help. Mr Anderson, a former Labour councillor who defected to the Conservatives prior to his election to Parliament in 2019, faced immediate anger in the House of Commons. Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson lashed out at families who he claims "abuse" food banks - then take their children to McDonald's. The idea that the problem is cooking skills and not 12 years of government decisions that are pushing people into extreme poverty is beyond belief., She added: Out of touch doesn't even cover it.. Why does he hate taxpaying NHS workers so much? The transport committees Tory Chairman Iain Stewart claimed 51,896 on hotels in London despite living a 35 minute train ride away in Milton Keynes, He was most recently the Director of Operations for all Army recruiting and initial training. Which MP is backing whom the updated list. Mr Anderson replied: 'He makes a great point and this is exactly my point. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He suggested they should be evicted into tents in a field to pick vegetables. Something went wrong, please try again later. [7], In July 2019, Anderson was selected as the Conservative candidate for Ashfield for the 2019 general election. Addressing MPs on the Opposition benches, he urged them to 'come to Ashfield and work with me for a day in my food bank and see the brilliant scheme we have got in place where when people come now for a food parcel, they have to register for a budgeting course and a cooking course'. Earlier this month, in a tweet, Mr Anderson used one of his members of staff to double down on his point that nurses earning around 30,000 a year should not need to use food banks. A breakdown of his spending shows his biggest cost was on staffing at 165,215.27, followed by 33,144.30 on office costs and 17,650.60 on accommodation. [10], During the campaign, he was criticised for staging a door knock while he was being filmed for a report by Channel 4 News reporter Michael Crick. WebCouncil reveals major worries over forcing voters to show photo ID at 2023 elections: Next Mays local elections will be the first time that people in England will have to bring an approved form of photographic identification in order to A Parallel Parliament Subscription is required to receive alerts, you can view more details by clicking on the button below. The comments attracted criticism from poverty campaigners, ministers and opposition MPs - but Mr Anderson has continued to question food bank usage. In just a few short days since being promoted to deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson has already caused quite a stir. 2020-21 Whilst he already earns 81,932.04 a year as an MP, Lee Anderson claimed 219,703.44 in business expenses (higher than the average 203,880 claimed by MPs), including 4,100 on travel and subsistence. The MPs all seem to claim they need those expenses because of the cost of living in London. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Food banks provided hungry families with more than 19 million meals in the year to March as the cost-of-living crisis began to bite. He also became a local Labour councillor after being a lifetime party member. Lee Anderson (born 6 January 1967)[1] is a British Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire since 2019. WebMP Expense Claim Lee Anderson (Conservative - Ashfield) Date. Ms Colthup, who read politics at the University of Nottingham, previously attended the fee-paying St Peter's School in York, where tuition starts at 11,310 per term for boarding pupils. The challenge is there. Ashfield MP Lee Anderson provoked outrage yesterday after he invited everybody on the opposition benches in the House of Commons to visit a food bank in Ashfield, Notts, where, when people come for a food parcel, they now need to register for a budgeting course and a cooking course. Office, Staffing and Accomodation expenses are subject to a budget cap, only travel and subsistence claims are unlimited. Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson claims it is a 'myth' people on Universal Credit are in poverty. Ms Cullen said the fear of nursing staff not being able to meet their bills was 'palpable', with 'sky-high inflation' leaving many 'living on a financial knife-edge'. Come to Ashfield. If no alert frequency is chosen, an Immediate alert is created by default. However, fellow Conservative MPBrendan Clarke-Smith defended his party colleague, insisting Mr Anderson was 'absolutely spot on'. Prior to the visit, Anderson was recorded on his microphone instructing a man to "make out you know who I am, that you know I'm the candidate but not that you are a friend". "The point is that now there are people that have limited cooking skills and budgeting skills and the foodbank I work with provides training in these skills when people come for a coupon. Never heard such a ridiculous thing in my life.'. He was berated for his 'crass and cruel' comments as Britons up and down the country face a cost-of-living crisis due to soaring prices, and provoked the row as he spoke in a Commons debate on the Queen's Speech. Details of the MP expense claim system budgets can be found on the website of the Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority. And he spent 67.57 on hospitality. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Mr Anderson spoke in a Commons debate today (January 10) amid ongoing strike action by workers, including NHS staff. 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'Too easy' to blame cost of living crisis. Mr Anderson, "My mum and dad really struggled," he said. Mr Anderson, who represents Ashfield, said: "Now then, I think it's important to remember that public sector workers are employed by and paid for by the great British taxpayer. He was revealed to have told a householder ahead of his visit: 'Make out you know who I am, that you know I'm the candidate but not that you are a friend.'. [3], Anderson was a longtime member of the Labour Party and was elected as a councillor in the 2015 Ashfield District Council election, representing Huthwaite and Brierley ward. It led to accusations he was promoting 'forced labour camps'. They cannot budget. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. I know myself having seen the NHS close up and personal the dedicated care that nurses and others who work in the NHS give. And he spent 67.57 on hospitality. [9] Anderson campaigned on this as well as on education, crime, healthcare, and halving the foreign aid budget. According to Hollis, the MP for Ashfield, who was appointed deputy Tory chair last week by Rishi Sunak, allegedly told his 35,000 followers that Hollis had Danielle is a single mother of two working part-time at a shop in town. "I'll tell you why because there is a reluctance in certain parts of this country now to get to the root of this problem. The biggest costs were 165,215.27 for staffing, 33,144.30 for office costs and 17,650.60 for accommodation. 'Come, come to Ashfield, come next week, come the week after, come to a real food bank that's making a real difference to people's lives.'. 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Mr Anderson also invited fellow MPs to visit a 'real food bank' in his Nottinghamshire constituency that allowed people to 'make a meal for about 30p'. [6] He was elected as a Conservative councillor on Mansfield District Council, representing the Oakham ward between 2019 and 2021. Yes we know people are struggling, we know food prices are up, we know energy prices are up we know all this, but you can't keep throwing taxpayers' money [at the problem]. Anderson worked as a coal miner for ten years, and then volunteered for Citizens Advice for another decade. [5] The following month, Anderson defected to the Conservative Party, which he stated was a response to the "takeover" of the Labour Party by the "hard-left", particularly through the left-wing political organisation Momentum. An alumnus of the esteemed Sandhurst Military Academy,Brig Colthupserved across the world for over three decades, including combat operations in tours of Afghanistan, Bosnia and the first Gulf War. Find address This time he has made headlines because he's been appointed as deputy chairman of the Tory party. Tory MP candidate Lee Anderson says 'nuisance tenants' should be forced to Indy Everyone's least favourite Tory MP - '30p' Lee Anderson - is back in the news. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Department for International Development (Defunct), Department for Exiting the European Union (Defunct), Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority. Speaking on BBC Radio Tees yesterday, Mr Clarke - who earns 84,000 as an MP - said: 'If you are using foodbanks and your average salary is 35,000 a year then something is wrong with your budgeting because 35,000 is not a salary on which you want to be relying on foodbanks. Are you making assumptions that everyone who uses food banks is poor, is that what you're doing?" MPs turned on Mr Anderson today after he was accused of 'a form of bullying and harassment' by tweeting the personal details of his young staffer. Blunt-talking backbencher Lee Anderson MP was left facing a House of Commons probe after he shared an image of Katy Colthup, one of his parliamentary staffers, on his Twitter feed today and championed the fact she didn't need to use a food bank despite earning less than 30,000 a year. That happens every single time they come to Ashfield". Related: Mail and Sun run favourable coverage of PM after receiving multi-million pound Covid bung. [21], He is a member of the Common Sense Group, an informal group of Conservative MPs which formed in the summer of 2020. [42], Anderson is married to Sinead,[53] a Conservative councillor on Mansfield District Council who has represented the ward of Eakring since 2019. Edit: He claimed 180k last year in expenses and 220k the year before. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. [51] In a radio interview before his appointment, Anderson said he would support the return of capital punishment where the perpetrators are clearly identifiable. The comments below have not been moderated. Workington The MP has repeatedly refused to backtrack and recently doubled down on his claims, including shared a picture of Weetabix in milk as proof you could make a '30p breakfast'. 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In a tweet shared today, Mr Anderson, who earns 84,000 as an MP, shared how much his parliamentary researcher Ms Colthup budgets each month. People like my Grandma and my parents when I was growing up. Her father, BrigDavid Colthup CBE, was a senior member of the Armed Forces who was commissioned into the historic Green Howards Yorkshire Regiment in 1989. Ashfield MP Lee Anderson, who has been labelled as out of touch by opposition MPs, claimed 219,703.44 in business costs from 2020 to 2021, nearly 16,000 higher the average costs for an MP. Blunt-talking Tory backbencher Lee Anderson MPsparked a social media storm today after wading into a row on food banks and budgeting by tweeting out a member of staff's personal information and salary details, The Ashfield MP, pictured above with PM Rishi Sunak, was widely condemned last summer for 'cruel' and 'crass' comments he made in the House of Commons after suggesting struggling Brits are only using food banks because they 'can't budget' or cook a meal from scratch. He tweeted: 'Katy works for me. Express. It presupposes you're buying in bulk, cooking with big catering trays and have the storage". Moment '30p Lee' Anderson rips hat off Stop Brexit Man Steve Londoners revolt against Sadiq Khan: Mayor is accused of served across the world for over three decades, including combat operations in tours of Afghanistan, Bosnia and the first Gulf War. Im always here to help, so please dont hesitate to get in touch. ", Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson claims it is a 'myth' people on Universal Credit are in poverty, Lee Anderson is deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. You shouldn't be doing that.". [48] He was criticised by Labour MP Chris Bryant for making alleged transphobic comments about the comedian Eddie Izzard in an interview in October 2022, and Ashfield Independent Councillor David Hennigan reported Anderson to the Metropolitan Police. Speaking on Sky News, Mr Gove said: 'I would never criticise nurses for something like that. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point. She's struggling to feed her kids - and has kept a video diary that shows how the cost of living crisis is affecting her family. Truss on 149, Sunak on 132. MP food bank row: Lee Anderson wants to 'educate people' 12 May 2022. And they'd just stop coming". The Levelling Up Secretary said Mr Clarke - who held the same post in Liz Truss's government - had sent out the 'wrong message'. His biggest cost was on staffing at 165,215.27, followed by 33,144.30 on office costs and 17,650.60 on accommodation. Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has hit the headlines this week after making controversial comments about food bank users. But if you are earning 35,000/year, without very particular circumstances, you ought not to need to be using a food bank.'. And this is cooking from scratch.. WebBBC News - MP Lee i think the plan for the appointment of the new Deputy Chairman to act as an ongoing media distraction from other issues is working well. Labour MP Dawn Butler wrote online: 'Whether Katy agreed to this, it is unacceptable to use a young female employee this way. 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Leading a debate in Westminster Hall on the cost of food, the Ashfield MP dismissed calls for free school meals to be extended to all children in households receiving the benefit. His comment echoed similar remarks made by Tory colleague Brendan Clarke-Smith about firefighters last month. READ MORE:Ministers under pressure to cut taxes to aid cost of living[REPORT], Come. View our Privacy PolicyandTerms & Conditions, TheLondonEconomic.com Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle. [42], The following month, Anderson said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was the victim of "a witch hunt led by the BBC", shortly after the results of a Conservative vote of confidence in Johnson's leadership was announced. The Labour Party criticised Anderson's comments and compared his idea to "forced labour camps". Do not sell or share my personal information. I think youll see first-hand that theres not this massive use for food banks in this country. 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", Labour MP Alex Cunningham asked Mr Anderson: Should it be necessary to have food banks in 21st Century Britain?. Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, suggested civil servants blocking Government efforts to stop small boat crossings may be guilty of treason. Lee Anderson has been made deputy chairman of the Conservative party. Mr Anderson, who earns 84,144 a year as an MP, caused uproar after he claimed that Brits 'can't budget' and there was 'not this massive use for food banks' in Britain. He also offered an invitation for Opposition MPs to visit a scheme in his own constituency that represented 'a real food bank' and allowed people to 'make a meal for about 30p a day'. [45] After Badenoch was eliminated, he supported Liz Truss, who was ultimately successful. He simply does not need any more to have a happy, fulfilling life. 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