Labour’s ‘rising star’ MP Yuan Yang has apologised after eagle-eyed punters spotted that she pretended to eat at a constituency restaurant that was in fact shut. She’s an ex-FT journalist so maybe making stuff up comes naturally…
The Earley and Woodley MP posted on all her platforms last week: “Today is National Fish and Chip Day! To celebrate my team and I enjoyed a lovely take-away from Top Table Fish and Chips on the Wokingham Road.” She also encouraged people to eat locally. The only problem? Top Table had been shuttered days before…
The posts have all been deleted now. Yang, who is also a member of the Commons Treasury Select Committee, has issued a “clarificatory” statement: “Unfortunately, I knew my schedule was too busy to visit the shop on the day itself, so I decided to pop in with my team on the previous Friday to make sure we could send out a message of support in time for National Fish and Chip day.” She violated National Fish and Chip Day and her constituents aren’t mushy pleased…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”