See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Noting the reaction of other MPs to his remarks, Mr Anderson added: 'You're sat there with glazed expressions on your faces looking like I've landed from a different planet. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. The 55-year-old describes himself as 'born and bred' in Ashfield, the Nottinghamshire constituency he now represents in the House of Commons. 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. Mr Anderson sparked fury this week claiming there wasnt this massive use for food banks in the UK, and claiming meals only cost 30p. 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. But Mr Clarke insisted that he 'stands behind 100 per cent' the remarks he made on a radio show yesterday as thousands of nurses went out on strike in a bitter row over pay. 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. "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. Are you making assumptions that everyone who uses food banks is poor, is that what you're doing?" His comment echoed similar remarks made by Tory colleague Brendan Clarke-Smith about firefighters last month. Lee Anderson told the BBC there was a "different culture" in his youth, and people were more likely to take on extra work. ", "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? The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 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[9] Anderson campaigned on this as well as on education, crime, healthcare, and halving the foreign aid budget. And this is cooking from scratch.. 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. "My dad was a coal miner who worked seven days a week, my mother was a factory worker. 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 This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. He has been However, Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), accused him of displaying 'disdain' for struggling workers. [44], Anderson backed Kemi Badenoch during the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. 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". Lee Anderson: New Tory deputy chairman would support return of death penalty 9 February 2023. [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. 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. 'It would appear he has no clue of what life is like on the ground for so many of his constituents.'. He suggested they should be evicted into tents in a field to pick vegetables. Come. 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. 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. 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Conservative MP Lee Anderson has said that people were more resourceful in the past, comparing his family garden growing up to modern food banks. ", @chrispm87 said: "He forgets those very same taxpayers have more loyalty and respect for those in the NHS than they do their own MPs. 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The MPs all seem to claim they need those expenses because of the cost of living in London. She posted on Twitter: 'A genuinely astonishing comment from someone who represents an area with almost 30% of children living in poverty. WebMhairi Black. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He makes a great point, and this is exactly my point. Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson claims it is a 'myth' people on Universal Credit are in poverty. [8] He supported Brexit in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum. The couple moved into the property during the Euro 2020 football finals, which Mr Anderson boycotted over England players 'taking the knee' in protest against racism. 'To criticise anybody using a foodbank is disgusting, heartless and dangerously out of touch,' she said. Ashfield 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. They cannot budget. They had no respect for the restaurant or the staff or the other. Web15 of Lee Anderson's biggest controversies and most outlandish quotes. [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. 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! "I'll tell you why because there is a reluctance in certain parts of this country now to get to the root of this problem. He tweeted: 'Katy works for me. He added: 'I was a single parent for about 17 years two boys living with me, so you learn how to cook cheaply, learn how to cook nice meals and I enjoyed doing it. 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