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Lee Anderson, Conservative MP for Ashfield (Image: Andy Stenning/Daily Express) Nottinghamshire Tory MP Lee Anderson has attracted criticism on social [43] In July 2022, Anderson withdrew his support for Johnson over his handling of the Chris Pincher scandal. 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. He makes a great point, and this is exactly my point. The Tory deputy chairman has been accused of demonising people in poverty after claiming some people use food banks for their weekly shops. Anderson worked as a coal miner for ten years, and then volunteered for Citizens Advice for another decade. Information from theIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority's website states parliamentary researchers can earn a maximum of 37,466 a year. Type. Mr Anderson's tweet was met with backlash as swathes of social media users hit out at the tone of his message. 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. He said: "Are they all poor people who use food banks? Her mother, Jane Colthup, is the chief executive of Community First Yorkshire - a charity working across the region for a range of rural causes. That included hotel stays, train tickets and 67.57 listed as "hospitality. Ashfield residents are angry with Lee Anderson. 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. Sun 7th Aug 2022 60144449-2. [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. 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'. 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. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. 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. 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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'. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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'. 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[11] Will Moy of Full Fact said: "Misleading campaign techniques from parties and candidates won't only harm those who are caught out, but could damage voter confidence in our political system. 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.'. The Tory deputy chairman has been accused of demonising people in poverty after claiming some people use food banks for their weekly shops. he said. [7], In July 2019, Anderson was selected as the Conservative candidate for Ashfield for the 2019 general election. 'But generation after generation who cannot cook properly, they can't cook a meal from scratch. after she called him a "rich, white privileged male" "I'm giving my time & my money to help the people in Ashfield. [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. Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson lashed out at families who he claims "abuse" food banks - then take their children to McDonald's. "I make no apologies for trying to help people in my community, who on the whole agree with my sentiments. Mr Anderson's Parliamentary expenses ran to more than 222,000 in 2020-21, an increase of almost 50,000 on the year before. During a Top Stories. 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. 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. 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.'. REVEALED: Roald Dahl books were neutered by woke consultants aged eight to 30 - led by 'non-binary, asexual, Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline, Do not sell or share my personal information. He later tested positive for COVID-19 and those who attended subsequently self-isolated. In just a few short days since being promoted to deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson has already caused quite a stir. 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. "I never said poor people can't cook," Mr Anderson said. [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. He told the Commons: "I think youll see first-hand that theres not this massive use for food banks in this country. He explained this was due to players taking the knee before matches in an anti-racism gesture. [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. Government figures show the number of people on Universal Credit was 5.6 million on 13 January 2022. 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In 2020/21, around one in five people in the UK were considered to be in poverty - 13.4 million people, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation estimated. 'This debate has got out of hand, the average nurse's salary is 35,000 and senior nurses earn up to about 47,000.'. [35] For these comments, he was given the nickname "30p Lee" by his critics. 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. When asked by a Labour MP if it should be necessary to have food banks in 21st century Britain, Anderson said there is not this massive use for food banks in the UK, but generation after generation who cannot cook properly and cannot budget. [55][56] He also has two sons from a previous marriage.[53]. He tweeted: 'Katy works for me. 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