In February, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Child Maintenance Group spent £61,314 on their government procurement cards. Back in March, when Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden trumpeted an immediate ‘freeze’ on taxpayer-funded credit card splurging, Guido said it wouldn’t last. In July, well after the vaunted ‘freeze’ they managed to splash £150,386. That’s a 145% increase…
Meanwhile, one million more people are now claiming Universal Credit since Labour came to power, taking the total to 8 million – the highest on record. Add the Whitehall ‘crackdown’ to the list of Labour’s broken promises…
Kemi Badenoch at the 1922-ConHome bash last night:
“I did praise [Burnham] for his stamina, it was amazing. All I had to do was sit back and lie there. I didn’t have to do anything at all…”