Could the nurses not just dip into their trust funds??
Tory MP Simon Clarke, who earns £84,000 a year, says skint nurses using food banks need to budget better.
He's got some front as he's claimed £200,700 expenses in just ONE year.
He even claimed £7.65 to send a document to a constituent by recorded post 🤔https://t.co/b6FjiYpBt3
— Lorraine King (@lorrainemking) January 19, 2023
Simon Clarke had a silver spoon in his mouth since birth. Yarm School. Oxford. Slaughter & May. Straight into the life of an MP. The absolute epitome of privilege. Yet he has the nerve to accuse hardworking nurses struggling to make ends meet of poor budgeting. Patronising.
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