The utter hypocrisy of taxpayers footing the bill for MPs is staggering, says Nana Akua
WATCH NOW: Nana Akua hits out at the Labour Party's 'staggering' hypocrisy
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Those with the broadest shoulders should carry the heaviest burden.
So how come MPs earning over £90,000 are being subsidised by the taxpayer? Great work if you can get it.
Work and Pensions cabinet minister Liz Kendall, the woman who axed the winter fuel payments for pensioners, lives more than comfortably in a £4million London mansion in very trendy, very expensive Notting Hill.
And to add insult to injury, Liz, who resides there with her husband - an ex-Etonian and an investment banker, is allowed to claim costs for the second property that she rents in her Leicester West constituency.
Nana Akua hits out at the Labour Party's 'staggering' hypocrisy
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And one of those costs is, you guessed it, for energy. Between April 2023 and July this year, she has claimed £3,810, her largest month's bill being £352, which is £52 above the pensioners winter fuel allowance, which she has scrapped, forcing 100,000 people into poverty.
That is according to her own department's forecast, and 4000 could die as a result, according to her own party's report, which was carried out when the Conservatives were in power.
Liz earns £91,000 for her MP salary and £67,000 as a minister, which gives her a salary of £158,000. Not bad.
Why on earth should the taxpayer foot the bill for her energy consumption? The utter hypocrisy of this is staggering.
MP and leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage said: "The hypocrisy of the Labour government knows no bounds. I will not be claiming a penny in expenses for my heating."
Exactly. He can afford it and so can she. I don't buy the argument that removing these kind of expenses from MPs won't raise much.
Tell that to the farmers, whose inheritance tax rate will apparently only bring in a piddly £500million, and that's if people die.
Or the private school rate. Again, the amount raised is a pittance in comparison to the £22billion, or maybe I think it's £40billion now, black hole.
Let's remind ourselves of what Sir Keir Starmer said: "I will be honest with you, there is a budget coming in October and it's going to be painful.
"We have no other choice given the situation that we're in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden."
Well, it's time to lead by example, Sir Keir, Let's start with you lot.You may like
