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[22] Following the publication of an interim report on the connections between colonialism and National Trust properties, including links with historic slavery,[23] Anderson was among the signatories of a letter by the group in The Telegraph in November 2020. 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. Office, Staffing and Accomodation expenses are subject to a budget cap, only travel and subsistence claims are unlimited. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations. Top Stories. 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. Mr Anderson's Parliamentary expenses ran to more than 222,000 in 2020-21, an increase of almost 50,000 on the year before. Mr Anderson spoke in a Commons debate today (January 10) amid ongoing strike action by workers, including NHS staff. Mr Anderson replied: 'He makes a great point and this is exactly my point. She posted on Twitter: 'A genuinely astonishing comment from someone who represents an area with almost 30% of children living in poverty. Another wrote: 'She doesnt make your point really well at all, because shes single and childless, and can therefore rent a room rather than a family property, presumably shares utility bills with housemates, and hasnt got to feed and clothe a family or pay for childcare.'. His comment echoed similar remarks made by Tory colleague Brendan Clarke-Smith about firefighters last month. Really angry," local council leader Jason Zadrozny said. Come to Ashfield. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. ", "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? Mark Jenkinson. 'So, I invite you personally to come to Ashfield, look at our food bank, how it works and I think you will see first hand that there's not this massive use for food banks in this country. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. 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Her father,Brigadier David Colthup CBE, was a decorated senior leader within the British Army whose 34 years of service included combat operations in Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Afghanistan. [52], In February 2023, The Guardian reported that Michael Hollis, who runs a food bank charity, is pursuing a libel claim against Anderson. "There is this myth in this country that, if people are on Universal Credit in this country, they are in poverty," he said. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. And he spent 67.57 on hospitality. [25], Anderson announced via social media in June 2021 that he would not watch any England national football team matches during the Euro 2020 tournament in protest at the players' decision to take the knee (a symbolic gesture against racism)[26] before matches. 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Revealed: Staff member 'on less than 30k' used by the Tory MP Lee Anderson as argument against nurses needing to use foodbanks went to 33,000-a-year Top Stories. [21], He is a member of the Common Sense Group, an informal group of Conservative MPs which formed in the summer of 2020. The Trussell Trust charity runs more than 1,400 food bank centres across the UK. [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. Office Costs (Software & applications) Description. "I had one particular family I was helping they were going to a foodbank two or three times a week to get their groceries and then I see them in McDonalds two or three times a week," he claimed. 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I'd put them on a Royal Navy frigate or whatever and sail it to Calais, have a standoff. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. Web15 of Lee Anderson's biggest controversies and most outlandish quotes. 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. Asked on BBC Breakfast if he agreed with Mr Clarke, Mr Gove said: 'I dont actually, no. The Tory deputy chairman has been accused of demonising people in poverty after claiming some people use food banks for their weekly shops. His biggest cost was on staffing at 165,215.27, followed by 33,144.30 on office costs and 17,650.60 on accommodation. Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. Attempting to clarify his remarks to the BBC, the Tory MP later tweeted: 'I was very clear that we all appreciate the fantastic work of our nurses. Martin commented, "It illustrates the point you can produce healthy meals [cheaply] but it's not in the capacity of every family, and not easy to replicate in every household. More info. The MP - who grew up in a mining town - He was awarded a CBE in the 2023New Year Honours List and serves as a trustee for The Green Howards Trust. Nottinghamshire Tory MP Lee Anderson has attracted criticism on social media over comments he made about public sector workers. Mr Anderson said he asked to meet the parents who were struggling, to "see where they were going wrong, if they had debt problems, budgeting problems, social problems", but had not had a reply. [13], Anderson was one of three Conservative Party candidates investigated by the party over claims of antisemitism during the election campaign. The Met commented that it would take no further action, as "no offences had been identified". Paisley and Renfrewshire South. EXPENSES FILES: OpenDemocracy has Tory MP Mark Fletcher has a 10-minute rule bill on preventing people accused of sex offences from changing their names. [14] The investigation was opened on the grounds that he was an active member of a Facebook group in which other members supported Tommy Robinson and promoted George Soros conspiracy theories. All Rights Reserved. [30] In May 2022, he said that the majority of migrants crossing the English Channel illegally were economic migrants. WebLee 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. DON'T MISS:Energy crisis makes life intolerable for disabled - EXPRESS COMMENT[OPINION]Nothing to offer' Lib Dem MP slams weakness of Queen's Speech[REPORT]Sunak warned 'more trouble' for UK economy without new measures[REPORT]. Prior to his parliamentary career, he was a coal miner and worked for Citizens Advice, before serving as Labour councillor in Ashfield from 2015. His biggest cost was on staffing at 165,215.27, followed by 33,144.30 on office costs and 17,650.60 on accommodation. According to IPSA data, Anderson claimed 219,703.44 as business costs from 2020 to 2021 bringing his office, staffing, accommodation, travel and subsistence claims higher than the average 203,880 claimed by MPs. 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'. [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. He also has his salary paid for by taxpayers, or has he forgotten that too? 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'. She is single and earns less than 30k, rents a room for 775pcm in central London, has student debt, 120 a month on travelling to work, saves money every month, goes on foreign holidays and does not need to use a foodbank. [2] His father was a coal miner. '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.'. Want to stay up to date? Workington Mr Anderson, earning 84,144 himself as a member of parliament, invited his peers in the Commons to come to Ashfield to experience their allegedly unique food banks. regularly takes to his 46,000 Twitter followers to double down on his claims, Simon Clarke MP '100% stands behind' saying nurses earning 35k salaries and using food banks should 'budget better' - READ MORE, Watch the moment '30p Lee' Anderson rips hat off Stop Brexit Man Steve Bray, 'Out of touch' Tory MP says nurses using food banks should 'budget better' - Mirror Online. 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. The MP voiced his opposition due to the association of the gesture with the Black Lives Matter movement. [17], Anderson was elected as the MP for Ashfield at the 2019 general election with a majority of 5,733. 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. 'This is all about tackling food poverty. [37][38] Anderson later commented via social media that his comments had been misinterpreted. Delta agrees 34% pay rise for pilots - worth up to $90k - with other major airlines set to follow suit, Parole is DENIED for Robert F. Kennedy's assassin Sirhan Sirhan, 78, as prisoner still won't reveal reason for the 1968 murder of the senator and then-presidential candidate, Plastic surgeon reveals the one exercise that makes you AGE FASTER - saying he tells his patients to stop the popular workout if they want to avoid a 'gaunt, old face', 'He played Muhammad Ali, I played Pookie! Chairman of the Blue Collar Conservatism movement, Anderson is a former Labour councillor who switched parties over Brexit, also claiming the left were failing working people. [6] He was elected as a Conservative councillor on Mansfield District Council, representing the Oakham ward between 2019 and 2021. Mr Anderson said subsequently that the high business costs he claimed last year were to pay my staff wages. [51] In a radio interview before his appointment, Anderson said he would support the return of capital punishment where the perpetrators are clearly identifiable. [15][16] The results of the investigation were not made public, but Anderson later attended online training sessions by the Antisemitism Policy Trust charity to improve his understanding of antisemitism. Type. UK . 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'. Brexit , Cost of Living Crisis , Economy , Education , Environment , Immigration , Justice , 2020-21 Lee Anderson posted a picture of Katy Colthup, a parliamentary researcher, and detailed how she did not need to use a food bank despite earning less than 30,000 a year. Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson lashed out at families who he claims "abuse" food banks - then take their children to McDonald's. The deputy chairman said there had not been a "proper culture in this country for decades about personal responsibility of feeding ourselves". According to the ONS, in 2021 the average annual salary was 38,131 for a full-time role. Published: 13:01 EST, 19 January 2023 | Updated: 14:12 EST, 19 January 2023. And while I sympathise with some of their demands, does my right honourable friend agree with me that their first loyalty should be with the British taxpayer - and not some power-crazed union barons who fund the Labour party and have in the past paid off Labour MPs' mortgages? By Jessica Warren and Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline, Published: 16:13 GMT, 11 May 2022 | Updated: 09:25 GMT, 12 May 2022. Details of the MP expense claim system budgets can be found on the website of the Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority. 'But the requirement for them is not because people don't know how to cook, it's because we have poverty in this country at a scale that should shame his Government.'. In the letter, the signatories accused the National Trust of being "coloured by cultural Marxist dogma". [8] He supported Brexit in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum. 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. View Expenses by: Date - Category - "And I dispel that myth right now. Edit 2: The Kids in England had to wear masks at school because No10 'didn't want an argument' with Nicola Sturgeon - Health ministers knew there was no evidence to justify making kids abide by rule of 6 - but No10 'didn't Charles evicting Harry and Meghan is the act of a King putting his country first: REBECCA ENGLISH reveals A royal princess at Eton? "I never said poor people can't cook," Mr Anderson said. WebLee Anderson , Tory MP (UK), making the case for reducing his own salary to under 30K. Lee Anderson argued there is no massive need for food banks in the UK and claimed that "generation after generation" cannot "cook properly", during a debate yesterday in the House of Commons. A Conservative MP who said food bank users cant cook and cant budget claimed 220,000 in expenses in one year alone, IPSA figures show. Bookmark. Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, suggested civil servants blocking Government efforts to stop small boat crossings may be guilty of treason. SNP MP Joanna Cherry told Mr Anderson food banks were needed 'because we have poverty in this country at a scale that should shame his Government'. Rishi Sunak has made Lee Anderson, the outspoken Tory MP with a long history of controversial comments, the partys new deputy chairman. [29][31] Anderson in a later interview in February 2023 commented when asked on how he would respond to the small boats migrant crisis, "I'd send them straight back the same day. 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 The purchase price of the house was more than double the average house price in Kirkby. This is a controversial appointment because of his various scandals, scandals 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. ", @chrispm87 said: "He forgets those very same taxpayers have more loyalty and respect for those in the NHS than they do their own MPs. He has been backed by some colleagues. ", What do you think about Mr Anderson's remarks? her added. after she called him a "rich, white privileged male" "I'm giving my time & my money to help the people in Ashfield. "It is all about priorities. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. A Tory MP, who faced a furious backlash after suggesting struggling Britons are only using food banks because they 'can't budget', claimed almost 222,000 in business expenses in one year. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work. Mr Anderson sparked fury this week claiming there wasnt this massive use for food banks in the UK, and claiming meals only cost 30p. 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. Tory MP dismisses the need for food banks in the UK, Lee Anderson at the event where he was challenged to cook meals for 30p, Tory MP who was rapped over sexism quietly replaced on Women and Equalities Committee, Tory Lee Anderson gets slap on wrist over 'extremist' comments about Romany Gypsies. But I think in the phraseology the wrong message came across.. It is a controversial move, to put it mildly, because since being elected to parliament in 2019, the MP has never been far from a scandal. Andy Bell LinkedIn: MP Lee Anderson: New deputy Tory chairman clashes with radio presenter [55][56] He also has two sons from a previous marriage.[53]. "Id like to reassure people that the Ashfield District is not full of uncaring, out of touch Tories like Lee Anderson. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Weve got generation after generation who cannot cook properly, they cannot cook a meal from scratch, and they cannot budget. Webtory mp lee anderson expenses. Mr Clarke-Smith also highlighted a newspaper article from last year detailing how he and Mr Anderson had previously promoted a food bank's efforts to show how it was possible to feed a family of five for seven days for 50.24. They cannot budget. Mr Anderson based his claim that meals could be made for as little as 30p on a day spent learning to cook and budget under the instruction of a professional chef. [4] He was suspended in February 2018 by the local branch of the Labour Party after receiving a community protection warning by the council for using boulders to block members of the Traveller community from "setting up camp at a site in the area". WebMP Expense Claim Lee Anderson (Conservative - Ashfield) Date. WebMhairi Black. 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[46], In October 2022, Anderson replaced Esther McVey as chair of the Blue Collar Conservative caucus. That happens every single time they come to Ashfield". MP food bank row: Lee Anderson wants to 'educate people' 12 May 2022. 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'. Mr Anderson soon defected to the Tories and was later elected a Conservative councillor. Bookmark. 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She said: In the world where people actually live we now hear daily stories of families going without food and others unable to turn their ovens on in fear of rising energy bills. Labour MP Dawn Butler wrote online: 'Whether Katy agreed to this, it is unacceptable to use a young female employee this way. The controversial politician was speaking in the House of Commons as industrial action continues across the country, Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox. Karen Buck, Labour's shadow work and pensions minister, described Mr Andersons comments, especially during a cost of living crisis, as beyond belief. "I asked why are some families unable to feed their children at breakfast - why can't they give them a slice of toast or whatever?" We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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