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Tory MP tells firefighters using food banks to ‘learn how to budget’

“You are a public servant that should be helping people instead of making grubby suggestions about how they should live their lives", one person said in response.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2023-01-03 09:56
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A Tory MP has told firefighters who have been forced to use foodbanks that they should “learn how to budget” in order to get by.

With the cost-of-living crisis pushing millions of Brits into financial hardship, Brendan Clarke-Smith, the MP for Bassetlaw, has infuriated many people on social media by claiming that he does not believe all emergency workers need to turn to the facilities.

The 42-year-old was responding to a tweet from the Fire Brigades Union, which read: “Freedom of Information requests reveal that Chief Fire Officers are on average on £148,000 – whilst many ordinary firefighters, on £32,244, are forced to food banks.”

The tweet was signed off with the hashtag “fair pay or fire strike”.

He tweeted: “I respect the profession, but £32,244 and using a food bank? Never heard such a ridiculous thing in my life.

“I earned a lot less than that for most of my teaching career, and so do many of my constituents. If true, which is unlikely, I suggest learning how to budget and prioritise.”

I respect the profession, but £32,244 and using a foodbank? Never heard such a ridiculous thing in my life. I earned a lot less than that for most of my teaching career and so do many of my constituents. If true, which is unlikely, I suggest learning how to budget and prioritise. https://t.co/eajN0KuaYH

— Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (@Bren4Bassetlaw) December 30, 2022

According to the Trussell Trust, more than two million food parcels have been given out each year in the UK.

Social media users reacted angrily to Clarke-Smith’s post, with one saying: “You are a public servant that should be helping people instead of making grubby suggestions about how they should live their lives. Shame on you.”

Another wrote: “Then on your much higher MP wage, why are you needing to claim expenses and eat taxpayer subsidised food? Just budget.”

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Take home pay would be £2162.36.

My current childcare and energy bill alone is £2300. So on this salary I would have -£137.64 *before* mortgage or rent, commuting costs, basic necessities, let alone food.

These MPs live on another planet. https://t.co/pwmQrxUU7I

— Kate Hardy (@katerhardy) January 1, 2023

You’re going to lose your seat in the next election, so hope you’re job searching now babes x

— Philip Proudfoot (@PhilipProudfoot) January 2, 2023

Nursery costs for inner London full time are north of £500 per week (!) Even cheaper parts of the country are at best around £400pw. This is a huge % of median salary. With transport costs of getting to work in addition, no wonder many decide it’s not worth it. pic.twitter.com/iJXzkRLKkl

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) January 2, 2023

did your teaching career happen to be at a clown school

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) January 2, 2023

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