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…
In Henry Mance’s piece today for the FT, lunching with Nigel Farage:
“Splendido!” Farage says, when the drinks arrive; I suppose it’s a step to European reconciliation. We clink glasses, and he lights the first of two back-to-back Benson & Hedges. A few minutes later, we’re back downstairs. “Are you drinking? Good.” He orders a glass of Sauvignon blanc for each of us — not a bottle, “because it’s Lent” — followed by a bottle of claret, to have with our meal. They say Farage drinks less than he used to. They say a lot of things.”