The prime minister was asked about his relationship with Arsenal Football Club after the Sky News' Westminster Accounts project revealed he had received two-and-a-half times more gifts and hospitality than the next MP.
  • Worx@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    32·
    2 months ago

    For those who haven’t read it, it will cost the taxpayer more because he’d need more security if he was sitting in a different seat

    • Worx@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      221·
      2 months ago

      This is totally reasonable and no he couldn’t buy those same tickets himself and no I’m not taking any questions

      /s

    • pgp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      174·
      2 months ago

      Because it’s absolutely essential that he’s present for the match, right?

      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
        103·
        2 months ago

        Asking people to give up their lives, hobbies, and anything that brings them joy when they go into politics isn’t the way to get quality candidates.

        • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
          74·
          2 months ago

          Not going to a football match doesn’t mean you have to give up everything that makes you happy.

          If that’s literally the only thing that’d make him happy, he’s got much bigger problems in life.

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      That does actually sound like a good point.

      Sitting in the cheap seats to look like one of the people, and costing a fortune in security, would no doubt attract equal viritrol.

  • bad_news@lemmy.billiam.netEnglish
    128·
    2 months ago

    Starmer is going to single handedly destroy the Labour party. He’s such a typical neolib thief. What exactly is the point of even voting for his Labour over the Tories? Their policy positions and tendency to corruptly profit off power has reached full parity now that Starker has purged every real Labour candidate from Labour.