View our Privacy PolicyandTerms & Conditions, TheLondonEconomic.com Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle. WebMP Expense Claim Lee Anderson (Conservative - Ashfield) Date. The purchase price of the house was more than double the average house price in Kirkby. 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. Office, Staffing and Accomodation expenses are subject to a budget cap, only travel and subsistence claims are unlimited. The challenge is there. But we can't do it without you. In just a few short days since being promoted to deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson has already caused quite a stir. [22] In response, the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism issued a briefing paper to all Conservative MPs warning against using the term "cultural Marxism", as it may "inadvertently" act as a "dog-whistle for the far-right". [45] After Badenoch was eliminated, he supported Liz Truss, who was ultimately successful. ", Labour MP Alex Cunningham asked Mr Anderson: Should it be necessary to have food banks in 21st Century Britain?. "My mum and dad really struggled," he said. 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. A Tory MP's attempt to defend Lee Anderson after he made contentious remarks about food banks has backfired.. Last week Anderson sparked outrage after he invited everybody on the opposition benches in the Commons to visit a food bank in his Nottinghamshire constituency where people now need to register for a budgeting course 'But generation after generation who cannot cook properly, they can't cook a meal from scratch. Mr Anderson's 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. 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'. I think the most important thing to do is to recognise that people who are working in the NHS are people who have dedicated their lives to a caring profession. Britains biggest food bank network, the Trussell Trust, gave away 2,173,158 emergency parcels in the 12 months from last April - with more than 800,000 going to families with children. The Tory MP, known for his outspoken views on food poverty, also criticised a school that had been running a breakfast club for all its pupils, which ended after it ran out of private funding. [2] His father was a coal miner. A total of 250 homes would be built on land off Shilo Way in Awsworth, if councillors follow a recommendation to approve the plan at Broxtowe Borough Council's planning committee on March 8. 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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. He tweeted: 'Katy works for me. Mr Anderson sparked fury this week claiming there wasnt this massive use for food banks in the UK, and claiming meals only cost 30p. It probably costs a lot less than that.". The Sunday Express article quoted Mr Anderson as saying he had no pretensions to being a 'great cook' but that he does not mind 'having a dabble'. 'I will also be writing to the House of Commons authorities to stress that this is a very dangerous political strategy.'. Published: 13:01 EST, 19 January 2023 | Updated: 14:12 EST, 19 January 2023. 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[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. 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, And he spent 67.57 on hospitality. 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. If I didn't pay my staff any wages, they would be using a food bank. "That was our food bank, we had nowhere else to go, we provided for ourselves. 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. "It is all about priorities. Anderson invited opposition MPs to visit a food bank in his constituency, where he said that meals could be made for about 30p a day, and which also provided a mandatory teaching course to its users. '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. Mr Anderson's Parliamentary expenses ran to more than 222,000 in 2020-21, an increase of almost 50,000 on the year before. Truss on 149, Sunak on 132. Anderson worked as a coal miner for ten years, and then volunteered for Citizens Advice for another decade. [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. 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]. Last summer, Mr Anderson refused to watch England's games at Euro 2020 in protest at the men's national football team taking the knee before matches in an anti-racism stance. The deputy chairman said there had not been a "proper culture in this country for decades about personal responsibility of feeding ourselves". 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. All Rights Reserved. At the weekend, my dad did his garden and we had vegetables in there top to bottom, and in the bottom we had chickens and rabbits and ducks. [47] After becoming chair, he called for the party to focus on policing and immigration policies, and lowering taxes. Wife is shocked after husband of 15 years asks for permission to have an affair: 'I don't know what to do'. The comments below have not been moderated. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Details of the MP expense claim system budgets can be found on the website of the Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority. 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. [46], In October 2022, Anderson replaced Esther McVey as chair of the Blue Collar Conservative caucus. 'Too easy' to blame cost of living crisis. 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. So I would like to invite you personally to Ashfield to look at our food bank and see how they work. [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. Ill offer anybody to come. [28][29], In November 2021, Anderson voiced his support for offshore processing of asylum applications in the Falkland Islands and lobbied an immigration minister on the subject. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said neither he nor the government shared Anderson's stance. 'Its about tackling obesity as well. The comments attracted criticism from poverty campaigners, ministers and opposition MPs - but Mr Anderson has continued to question food bank usage. 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, Her mother, Jane Colthup (above), is the chief executive of Community First Yorkshire - a charity working across the region for a range of rural causes. Lee Anderson told the BBC there was a "different culture" in his youth, and people were more likely to take on extra work. Politics live: Starmer and Sunak clash over cost of living crisis, Lee Anderson: Tory deputy chairman to be sued over 'defamatory bribery claims', law firm says. [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. Sun 7th Aug 2022 60144449-2. Tory MP Lee Anderson blasts Jack Monroe @BootstrapCook. [41] Monroe later instructed lawyers to start a claim against Anderson. Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi also attacked Mr Anderson's 'astonishing' remarks. View Lee Anderson's MPs' expenses at MPsExpenses.info Conservative, Ashfield Conservative, Ashfield Lee Anderson's MPs' expenses Conservative, When told that the Home Office had concluded that the majority were refugees, he blamed the "old failing asylum system" and accused the migrants of lying to falsely seek asylum. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said Simon Clarke - who held the same post in Liz Truss's government - had sent out the 'wrong message', Thousand of nurses are on strike in a bitter row over pay and working conditions - with some claiming they cannot afford to put food on the table, Mr Clarke said nurses earning 35,000 who are using foodbanks should 'budget better', Members of the RCN at the Florence Nightingale statue near the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital in Derby. And this is cooking from scratch.. Deputy chairman of the Conservative Party Lee Anderson has said it is a "myth" that people on Universal Credit are in poverty. 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. [19] He had previously worked as her office manager for five years. He stated his opposition was because he felt that the action risked "alienating traditional supporters" and it supported Black Lives Matter, which in his opinion was a "political movement whose core principles aim to undermine our very way of life". Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. A large grin visible on Anderson's face as he attempts to outmanoeuvre Bray, the MP is then ushered inside the building by a member of armed security. Government figures show the number of people on Universal Credit was 5.6 million on 13 January 2022. 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. 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. On committee corridor: Radio broadcasters given evidence to the Welsh Affairs Committee about broadcasting in Wales (9.30 a.m.) Transport Conservative MP Lee Anderson has said that people were more resourceful in the past, comparing his family garden growing up to modern food banks. Mark Jenkinson. 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. 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'. ", "Tory MP to boycott England games in row over taking the knee", "Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)", "Five controversial things Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has done", "Tory MPs suggest sending migrants to UK to the Falklands", "Preventing Crime and Delivering Justice Volume 714: debated on Wednesday 11 May 2022", "Tory vice-chair backed death penalty and naval 'standoff' in Channel", "How did your MP vote on the new Covid restrictions? Lee Anderson is a former coal miner, ex-Labour councillor and a committed Brexiteer. 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. Bookmark. Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson claims it is a 'myth' people on Universal Credit are in poverty. "And I dispel that myth right now. 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. 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. Of course we want to do everything possible in order to make sure that people are paid well and in accordance with their skills, But we also have to balance that against the need to make sure public funds are spent wisely.. 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We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point. Rishi Sunakhas made Lee Anderson, the outspoken Tory MP with a long history of controversial comments, the partys new deputy chairman. One Twitter user quipped: 'Really hope someone offers Katy a better job on the back of his tweet'. Horse power: Long-serving Red Bull chief CHRISTIAN HORNER on how he switches off from the high-pressure F1 environment, helped by Spice Girl wife Geri and a coterie of nags, dogs and donkeys! "It is far too easy to say there is a cost of living crisis. If youre going to eat nutritious meals, the chance are youre not going to be overweight.'. Web15 of Lee Anderson's biggest controversies and most outlandish quotes. I was born here, grew up here, worked down the mines here, and now I am lucky enough to represent Ashfield in Parliament as your MP. And they'd just stop coming". 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Mr Anderson's tweet was met with backlash as swathes of social media users hit out at the tone of his message. [6] He was elected as a Conservative councillor on Mansfield District Council, representing the Oakham ward between 2019 and 2021. Anderson described Hennigan's report as a "waste of police time". It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. [52], In February 2023, The Guardian reported that Michael Hollis, who runs a food bank charity, is pursuing a libel claim against Anderson. He later tested positive for COVID-19 and those who attended subsequently self-isolated. [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". 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? 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. The Levelling Up Secretary said Mr Clarke - who held the same post in Liz Truss's government - had sent out the 'wrong message'. 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. [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. [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. Edit: He claimed 180k last year in expenses and 220k the year before. Anderson was born in Nottinghamshire, attending John Davies Primary School and Ashfield School. 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