The Tories have given ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe one of their seats on the Public Accounts Committee – the Parliamentary committee overseeing government spending. No doubt he’ll have a few ideas…
A Tory spokesman said:
“We want the Public Accounts Committee to do its job of ensuring taxpayers get better value for money from the state, as well as identifying areas of Government waste. Having someone who has run a business and shares our values on cutting waste on this committee will help meet that goal.”
New highs for Lowe…
After being blocked from standing at the Gorton and Denton by-election, Andy Burnham said at the Centre for Social Justice:
“I’m very much focussing on my job. I’ve said everything I think I’m going to say about that.”