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The 322 @Conservative MPs who voted against extending Free School Meals during holidays have themselves accepted £130,780.72 of “declarable” free hospitality during withing the last – pandemic 🦠 hit – year. A thread on some of the highlights 👇
The @Conservative MP for Chippenham @michelledonelan received £494.23 worth of complimentary pizza 🍕 for a party.
She voted No to free school meals over the school holidays until Easter 2021 to prevent over a million children going hungry during this crisis.
The @Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald @HelenGrantMP received £500.00 worth of complimentary food and drink for a party of 50 people.
She voted No to FSM over the school holidays until Easter 2021 to prevent over a million children going hungry during this crisis.
The @Conservative MP for Bromsgrove @sajidjavid received £713.70 worth of complimentary wine.
He voted No to Free School Meals over the school holidays until Easter 2021 to prevent over a million children going hungry during this crisis.
Some other @Conservatives MPs are so hard up. @AnthonyMangnal1 received £3k to assist with living costs and @DarrenG_Henry received £2850 to assist with rent in his constituency.
They both voted No to FSM over the school holidays to prevent over 1m children going hungry.
The MP for Epsom and Ewell also accepted five tickets and hospitality from @MarcusRashford football team @ManUtd which he valued at just £500.
Will any of the 322 be invited for hospitality again?
The MP for Surrey Heath @michaelgove received hospitality from @ManCity and the @FA totaling £2,340
He voted No to Free School Meals over the school holidays until Easter 2021 to prevent over a million children going hungry during this crisis.
The biggest hospitality winner from the @Conservatives this year is @theresa_may who racked up many complimentary visits through @HeathrowAirport Windsor Suite
Yes there is more. The @Conservatives MP for Witney @robertcourts registered late seven complimentary dinners at £40 each and three breakfasts at £14.25 each.
He voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays which could prevent 1m+ children going hungry.
The @Conservatives MP for Delyn, Rob Roberts, received tickets with hospitality valued at £400 to watch the Wales v Italy.
He voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays which could prevent 1m+ children going hungry.
The @Conservatives MP for Tewkesbury @lrobertsonTewks received tickets to Cheltenham & Doncaster racecourse for his wife, friend and himself with hospitality totaling £4,450. Offered by @WilliamHill and others
He voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays.
The @Conservative MP for Mid Sussex @mimsdavies received tickets and hospitality to both the @BRITs and the @BAFTA awards, from third parties, valued at a total of £2,290.
She voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays.
Yes there is of course more. The @Conservatives MP for Winchester @BrineMP accepted two tickets to the @BRITs and the after party donated by @UMG valued at £2,280
He voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays which could help prevent 1m+ children going hungry.
The @Conservatives MP for North West Norfolk @jamesowild enjoyed a ticket to the @BAFTA awards valued at £1150. He also accepted tickets to England vs Ireland Six Nations match with hospitality valued at £800.
He voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays as well.
The @Conservatives MP for Filton & Bradley Stoke @JackLopresti accepted three dinners for two from third-parties with a total value of £1,450.
He voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays as well.
The @Conservatives MP for Mansfield @BBradley_Mans who said "extending FSM to sch hols passes responsibility for feeding kids away from parents, to the State. It increases dependency."
Accepted two tickets to the @BRITs with hospitality (£1900) – not paid for by him – but @FA
Another @Conservatives MP accepting tickets to the @BRITs was Watford's @dean4watford who received them from @GoogleUK (£916). Dean also accepted 2 tickets & hospitality for a @WatfordFC game (£900).
Dean voted No for FSM over the school holidays as well.
Earlier in this tweet thread I mentioned "The MP for Epsom and Ewell" but forgot to include his name. That would be Chris Grayling who accepted five tickets and hospitality from @MarcusRashford's football team @ManUtd which he valued at just £500.
It's going to get longer …
The @Conservative MP for Copeland @CopelandTories Trudy Harrison is another who accepted two tickets to the @BRITs valued at £2,280 from @FA
Trudy voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays which could have helped prevent children going hungry.
On to the @Conservatives MP for Shipley @PhilipDaviesUK who received six tickets to Cheltenham with access to the hospitality box.
1 on 10th March
2 on 11th, and
3 on 12th
Valued at £1800
He voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays.
The @Conservatives MP for Wellingborough @PeterBoneUK accepted two tickets to a @NFLUK game with hospitality valued at £1598.
He also voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays
The @Conservatives MP for Wolverhampton North East @Jane_Stevenson_ accepted 2 tickets for each of 2 @Wolves games provided by @FA & @wwfcfoundation – presumably a charity as declared as "Wolves Foundation" – £420 /pair.
She also voted No for FSM over the school holidays.
The @Conservatives MP for Fylde, Mark Menzies @fyldeca accepted two tickets to the Lytham Proms with hospitality on 12th and 13th July 2019 (that was only registered in October 2019) valued at £1400
He also voted No for FSM over the school holidays.
The @Conservatives MP for Chelsea & Fulham @GregHands accepted a ticket and hospitality to a @ChelseaFC match provided by a private individual valued at £600.
He also voted No to Free School Meals over the school holidays.
The @Conservatives MP for Romsey & Southampton North @carolinenokes accepted two tickets to the Cheltenham Festival with a value of £600 from @GVCHoldings
She also voted No to Free School Meals over the school holidays
The @Conservatives MP for Yeovil @MarcusFysh accepted two free adult ski passes – but only received a discount on a child's ski pass. Total value £593.
He also voted No to Free School Meals over the school holidays
The @Conservatives MP for North Wiltshire @jgrey accepted eight dinners and eight breakfasts with a total value of £480. Between January 2019 and October 2019
He also voted No to Free School Meals over the school holidays
If you thought this thread was finished it's not yet. But first a gif of a dog and a cat – as many are complaining this thread is raising the blood pressure.
Many have asked about specific MPs. Any I have seen I have tried to answer. You can view the latest register of interests here;
Items only remain on a register for about a year and hospitality only needs to be declared over about £300 in value.
To see a “tracked changes” version for MPs a great site to see these would be TheyWorkForYou.
Simply search google for "[MP Name] Register of Interests" and you will often find them near the top results.
There is a lot more as I have limited the highlights to the last year or so
Someone asked about the @Conservatives @ConorBurnsUK – the MP for Bournemouth West.
He accepted hospitality at the UK Masters Snooker Final, value £475 from @matchroomsport
He voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays as well.
The @Conservatives MP for Rutland & Melton @aliciakearns accepted a dinner and hotel stay for two people with a value of £451 registered as 4-5th December – presumably 1 night from a private individual.
She voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays as well.
The @Conservatives MP for Suffolk Coastal @theresecoffey accepted from @FA a ticket with hospitality to a football match which appears to be @ChelseaFC v @LFC she valued at £450
She voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays.
Another @Conservatives MP who accepted tickets to Cheltenham this time from @TheJockeyClub was Banbury MP @VictoriaPrentis – the two tickets included hospitality and were valued at only £400.
She voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays.
The @Conservatives MP for Cities of London and Westminster @twocitiesnickie accepted 4 tickets to attend the Jingle Bells ball which was valued at around £400.
She voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays.
The @Conservatives MP for Solihull is another who accepted @BRITs ticket from @FA with hospitality value £950. He also accepted three tickets to a Six Nations rugby match from the Rugby Football Union £495.
He too voted No for Free School Meals over the school holidays.
The @Conservatives MP for Kensington @FelicityBuchan accepted an "ex officio" membership to the Chelsea Arts Club worth £623.
It’s for artists, but is a private members club with bar, bookable bedrooms, events and exhibitions
She too voted No for FSM over the school holidays.
The Prime Minister @10DowningStreet and @Conservatives MP @BorisJohnson accepted use of the Windsor Suite at @HeathrowAirport (value £3,060) for 3 people on his staycation in Scotland travelling LHR to Inverness on a Sunday morning.
He voted No for FSM over the school holidays.
I didn't include travel in the above headline figure so the total doesn't include @BorisJohnson use of accommodation for a private holiday in St Vincent & the Grenadines for himself and his partner, valued at £15k over Christmas and New Year.
Originally tweeted by Sly Old Fox 🦊 (@grumpyfactcheck) on 22/10/2020.
