Lee Anderson has been made deputy chairman of the Conservative party. 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'. Not this massive use! Tory MP slams food banks, Peston: Tory MP claims 'no massive need' for food banks, Lee Anderson explained his high expenses were to pay his staff, Labour MP Alex Cunningham asked if it was "necessary to have food banks in 21st Century Britain", The Energy Price Cap in the UK has risen exponentially in the past decade, Karen Buck described Mr Anderson's comments as "beyond belief" given the cost of living crisis, Are two-year MOTs dangerous? It led to accusations he was promoting 'forced labour camps'. However, Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), accused him of displaying 'disdain' for struggling workers. Youre sat there with glazed expressions, looking at me like Ive landed from a different planet. 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. Speaking on Sky News, Mr Gove said: 'I would never criticise nurses for something like that. 'We can make a meal for about 30 pence a day. And today he claimed to the Sunday Mirror that not all people who use food banks are poor. Mr Anderson said he had purchased the new-build house for almost half a million pounds to give him and his wife, who he said was terminally ill, greater security after being targeted by protesters. '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.'. 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. 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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. You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER . 'You can have huge respect for people working in our public services and also be clear that if you are earning 35,000, unless there are very particular circumstances, you shouldnt need to use a foodbank,' he tweeted. 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. If you are really struggling for money and you are going to a foodbank two or three times a week, you shouldn't be going out for fast food takeaways every week. Edit: He claimed 180k last year in expenses and 220k the year before. I think youll see first-hand that theres not this massive use for food banks in this country. 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. [27], The same month, in a debate on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, Anderson accused the Traveller community in Ashfield of thievery, stating, "the Gypsy encampments that we are talking about in places such as Ashfield are not the traditional, old-fashioned Gypsies sat there playing the mandolin, flogging lucky heather and telling fortunes. ", Labour MP Alex Cunningham asked Mr Anderson: Should it be necessary to have food banks in 21st Century Britain?. [17], Anderson was elected as the MP for Ashfield at the 2019 general election with a majority of 5,733. Type. We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. He also has his salary paid for by taxpayers, or has he forgotten that too? That happens every single time they come to Ashfield". By Jessica Warren and Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline, Published: 16:13 GMT, 11 May 2022 | Updated: 09:25 GMT, 12 May 2022. 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'. 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. Conservative MP Lee Anderson has said that people were more resourceful in the past, comparing his family garden growing up to modern food banks. [49][50], Anderson was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in February 2023. Her mother, Jane Colthup, is the chief executive of Community First Yorkshire - a charity working across the region for a range of rural causes. ", A spokesperson from the Department for Work and Pensions said: "Selective examples aren't representative and don't reflect the wider work incentives in the Universal Credit system.". 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. Deputy chairman of the Conservative Party Lee Anderson has said it is a "myth" that people on Universal Credit are in poverty. 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. Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help. 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.. 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. [3][20] Anderson was the first Conservative to represent the constituency since the 1977 by-election. The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work. What has happened to the once-great British Airways? North East Derbyshire. Lee Anderson, Conservative MP for Ashfield (Image: Andy Stenning/Daily Express) Nottinghamshire Tory MP Lee Anderson has attracted criticism on social So I would like to invite you personally to Ashfield to look at our food bank and see how they work. His comment echoed similar remarks made by Tory colleague Brendan Clarke-Smith about firefighters last month. 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 MPs all seem to claim they need those expenses because of the cost of living in London. Receive Alerts on updates or mentions in: 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). Bookmark. Lee Anderson has been made deputy chairman of the Conservative party. They cant cook a meal from scratch. The Bassetlaw MP triggered an angry backlash after posting on Twitter: 'I respect the profession, but 32,244 and using a food bank? '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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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 Published: 13:01 EST, 19 January 2023 | Updated: 14:12 EST, 19 January 2023. "There is this myth in this country that, if people are on Universal Credit in this country, they are in poverty," he said. Controversial In response, @frankotron said: "Lee Anderson is also employed by the taxpayer. Ms Colthup joined Mr Anderson's office last summer having previously worked as an intern for Kevin Hollinrake, MP forThirsk and Malton. Andy Bell LinkedIn: MP Lee Anderson: New deputy Tory chairman clashes with radio presenter And they'd just stop coming". 'Its about tackling obesity as well. Mps all seem to claim they need those expenses because of the cost of living in.! His salary paid for by taxpayers, or has he forgotten that too paid for by taxpayers, or he... 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