The latest update to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests is out. See who has the deepest pockets…
Nigel Farage trousered £42,549 from his Cameo video recordings, which must have upset the Guardian. His attempted trip to the Chagos islands – Farage registered it as a “humanitarian aid mission” – cost £25,000, courtesy of Reform donor Christopher Harborne. His £9,466 trip to Mar-a-Lago was picked up by US lobby group Club for Growth…
Angela Rayner banked £19,000 for a single speaking engagement paid by the Management Consultancies Association. There is still a grand total of £0 registered for her book deal advance. She did, however, accept £50,000 from Refrigeration House Limited and £2,500 from Trevor Chinn. Rayner described both donations as “staffing costs“. Quite a sum for a backbencher…
Kemi Badenoch accepted £7,549 in hospitality from Tory donor Neil Record. Five nights for herself and four family members at his private residence over half-term…
Rupert Lowe earned £5,803 from X for an estimated five hours of posting. Farage registered £524 and Lee Anderson £329 from the platform in the same period…
Oliver Dowden took £15,000 from hedge fund Caxton Associates for 30 hours of ‘strategy advice.’
And finally, Starmer registered another trip to the Arsenal Directors’ Box. Two tickets to the tune of £1,000, obviously. As always, nice work if you can get it…
Attorney General Richard Hermer has waded into the Trafalgar Square Muslim prayer row, telling The Guardian:
“Nick Timothy has said that mass prayer in public places is an act of ‘domination’. But when he and Kemi Badenoch were questioned about his appalling views, they seemed to only have an issue with Muslim events. Timothy and Badenoch’s comments beg the question – would they have a problem if I as a Jewish man, were praying in public? Or is it just Muslim prayer they find offensive, and contrary to ‘British values’? The Conservative Party, like Reform and Tommy Robinson, is seeking to divide Britain. Instead, they should be celebrating our brilliantly welcoming and diverse country.”
Starmer attempted to salvage a car-crash of a PMQs by calling for Timothy’s sacking. Now his best mate Hermer is getting involved. Badenoch says Timothy isn’t going anywhere…
“We’ve lost all the drama queens…”
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Badenoch has been speaking to pool reporters about how to get rid of Keir Starmer after the first Mandelson Files release yesterday proved that No10 rushed the vetting process, Starmer ignored warnings from senior advisers about Mandelson, and Mandelson was offered access to confidential material before his vetting was even complete. She said:
“It is a shame that there are not enough opposition MPs to remove the PM. Labour MPs now need to consider their position and ask themselves in good conscience, should this man be running our country? He has shown a complete lack of judgment. Catastrophic error after catastrophic error. And the only reason why we know any of this is happening is because I asked him at the despatch box again and again and also forced the release of the Mandelson files.”
Asked if Labour MPs are discussing a vote of no confidence with the Tories, Badenoch added: “That’s a discussion that a few of them have had with the whips. I think that what Keir Starmer is right now is a hostage to Labour MPs. He is doing anything that he can to please his backbenches rather than doing what is right for the country.” Don’t rush to put your tie on though, Wes…
Kemi Badenoch is miles ahead of her shadow cabinet colleagues in ConHome’s latest shadow cabinet league table, with a net satisfaction level of +81.6. Tory members are buying what she’s selling…
Shadow cabinet newcomer Nick Timothy takes the silver medal with +59.6. Bottom of the pile is Stuart Andrew, though even he keeps his head above water at +7.6. To have your say on Reform’s power rankings, click here. Fill in the survey and get the first month of your Guido membership on the house…
See the full league table below…
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Lucy Powell on LBC, asked by Tom Swarbrick for her reaction to Labour MP Samantha Niblett’s call for a ‘summer of sex’ debate in Parliament: “I personally don’t own any sex toys, but each to their own… I’m not really sure that’s the right place for it, no.”