Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said neither he nor the government shared Anderson's stance. Web15 of Lee Anderson's biggest controversies and most outlandish quotes. He simply does not need any more to have a happy, fulfilling life. Youre sat there with glazed expressions, looking at me like Ive landed from a different planet. Her mother, Jane Colthup, is the chief executive of Community First Yorkshire - a charity working across the region for a range of rural causes. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Couple find note in chimney that reveals their 290,000 house was 100 times cheaper 50 years ago. Conservative MP Lee Anderson has said that people were more resourceful in the past, comparing his family garden growing up to modern food banks. 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'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.'. 13h ago. The challenge is there. After leaving school, he followed his coalmining father into the pits, where he worked for 10 years. 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. Controversial he said. 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]. 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. This is Lee Anderson, Conservative MP for Ashfield. WebIm Lee Anderson, your local Conservative Member of Parliament for Ashfield & Eastwood. Katy 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. The Labour Party criticised Anderson's comments and compared his idea to "forced labour camps". In a round of interviews this morning, Mr Gove distanced himself from the comments. 'It would appear he has no clue of what life is like on the ground for so many of his constituents.'. That figure includes 165,200 on staff wages and 32,100 on other office expenditures. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. The 30p figure came from a batch-cooking session made by a team led by a professional chef which stretched an initial 50.24 shop into 172 meals. However, fellow Conservative MPBrendan Clarke-Smith defended his party colleague, insisting Mr Anderson was 'absolutely spot on'. 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, 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. Come. [7], In July 2019, Anderson was selected as the Conservative candidate for Ashfield for the 2019 general election. She posted on Twitter: 'A genuinely astonishing comment from someone who represents an area with almost 30% of children living in poverty. Mr Anderson said: My thanks to the honourable gentlemen. But his tweet was met with backlash as swathes of social media users hit out at the tone of his message, as the hashtag 'Poor Katy' started trending on Twitter. 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. Why does he hate taxpaying NHS workers so much? The MPs all seem to claim they need those expenses because of the cost of living in London. Truss on 149, Sunak on 132. They had no respect for the restaurant or the staff or the other. The Tory deputy chairman has been accused of demonising people in poverty after claiming some people use food banks for their weekly shops. Mr Anderson sparked fury this week claiming there wasnt this massive use for food banks in the UK, and claiming meals only cost 30p. His loyalties along with the rest of this Government are not on the side of the taxpayer! IPSA states thatAshfield MP Lee 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, Ashfield MP Lee Anderson caused the uproar as he claimed there was 'not this massive use for food banks' in Britain, The former Labour councillor defected to the Tories before his election to Parliament in 2019 as part of Boris Johnson's 80-seat majority. According to a biography on his website, Mr Anderson then volunteered at a local Citizens Advice bureau, worked in hostels for homeless care leavers, and took a job in a local MP's office. If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Weve got generation after generation who cannot cook properly, they cannot cook a meal from scratch, and they cannot budget. [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. It led to accusations he was promoting 'forced labour camps'. Tory scumbag MP Lee Anderson claimed that "the UK has no "massive use for food banks" and that people use them because 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. [9] Anderson campaigned on this as well as on education, crime, healthcare, and halving the foreign aid budget. Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help. [19] He had previously worked as her office manager for five years. ", "Tory MP Lee Anderson suggests batch cooking after blaming food bank use on lack of budgeting skills", "Tory MP Lee Anderson doubles down on food bank users 'cannot cook properly' comments", "Tory MP Lee Anderson branded out of touch for food bank remarks", "Jack Monroe to sue MP after he says 'she makes fortune from the poor', "Tory vice-chair Lee Anderson faces libel claim over bribery allegations", "Reaction after MP Lee Anderson accused BBC of Boris Johnson 'witch hunt', "Ashfield Conservative MP Lee Anderson withdraws support for prime minister Boris Johnson", "Kemi Badenoch: 'My late father taught me about responsibility', "Next Tory Leader. It is hoped that the health street will also support new initiatives, such as Integrated Care Systems and social prescribing, which in some cases tells people to attend groups and activities, rather than prescribing medicine. 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'. 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. Fellow Labour MP Angela Eagle said Mr Anderson's comments were 'crass and cruel in equal measure'. 'To criticise anybody using a foodbank is disgusting, heartless and dangerously out of touch,' she said. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson lashed out at families who he claims "abuse" food banks - then take their children to McDonald's. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. "Id like to reassure people that the Ashfield District is not full of uncaring, out of touch Tories like Lee Anderson. MP food bank row: Lee Anderson wants to 'educate people' 12 May 2022. If youre going to eat nutritious meals, the chance are youre not going to be overweight.'. A Parallel Parliament Subscription is required to receive alerts, you can view more details by clicking on the button below. [51] In a radio interview before his appointment, Anderson said he would support the return of capital punishment where the perpetrators are clearly identifiable. 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[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. Lee Anderson MP shared a picture of Katy Colthup, a parliamentary researcher, and detailed her personal circumstances, saying she did not need to use a food bank, to his 46,000 Twitter followers, Katy's father is Brigadier David Colthup CBE (above, together) a senior member of the Armed Forces who was commissioned into the historic Green Howards Yorkshire Regiment in 1989. after she called him a "rich, white privileged male" "I'm giving my time & my money to help the people in Ashfield. You shouldn't be doing that.". It came after he was issued with a community protection warning after placing boulders to deter travellers from setting up camp at a local site. 'This debate has got out of hand, the average nurse's salary is 35,000 and senior nurses earn up to about 47,000.'. They eventually said, 'well it's the cost of living crisis isn't it?'. According to the ONS, in 2021 the average annual salary was 38,131 for a full-time role. Web15 of Lee Anderson's biggest controversies and most outlandish quotes. 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. ", 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.". Tory Lee Anderson bought a lavish, six bedroom house months before suggesting poor people struggle to afford food because they don't know how to cook or budget. View Expenses by: Date - Category - Conservative MP Lee Anderson has been criticised after claiming nurses or anyone using a food bank while earning 30,000 a year was not managing money properly. "I come from poverty but my dad had a garden. Are you making assumptions that everyone who uses food banks is poor, is that what you're doing?" That happens every single time they come to Ashfield". 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'. Critics of Mr Anderson have highlighted the Tory MP's wage of more than 80,000 and hefty expenses claims. We can make a meal for about 30 pence a day. This could be the final straw for his last few supporters., Get UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox. You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER . The controversial Tory MP dismisses calls to extend free school meals to all children on UC, suggesting families should instead return to "traditional values" of growing their own fruit and vegetables. What has happened to the once-great British Airways? 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. (led by Tory Lee Anderson). He apologised for being a member of the group, and reported that he had left the group when the initial allegations were made. 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. 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. "It is all about priorities. Karen Buck, Labour's shadow work and pensions minister, described Mr Andersons comments, especially during a cost of living crisis, as beyond belief. Two couples in a Nottinghamshire village have become 35,000 richer. 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. They cant cook a meal from scratch. 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