“Mr Fabricant called for everyone to stop “politicising” foodbank usage, adding: “MPs of all parties should be able to work together on this.”
He also called on Mr Sunak to “uprate” benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible”
**How Michael Fabricant voted on Welfare and Benefits** #
Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
Almost always voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed
Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the “bedroom tax”)
Even a stopped clock has the correct time twice a day.
He might actually have opened his eyes, a bit.
Was his chinchilla horrified by what it saw from atop his scalp?
How long has this bellend been in Parliament? This is first time it’s occurred to him? Utter cunt.
Couldn’t read the article due to the independent wanting me to sign up and i guess, want me to pay for it as well.
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I suspect the MP just realised he is in real danger of being voted out by his voters and didn’t this twat make some offensive statement regarding people and how they should work several jobs? Or can’t budget and have themselves to blame?
Can’t believe I agree with this particular Boris cosplayer…..shame Rishi will just say it can’t be done because computer says no
Can’t really take anything he says seriously as he’s used as a tool to say something dumb and distract people most of the time
He will be ‘re-educated’ in a dark alley tonight by Tory whips and announce in the morning that he was suffering terrible fatigue from eating too many quail eggs and spoke without thinking.
Later will depart from politics claiming that he “wants to spend more time with his family”.
Ah yes, let’s not politicise the … result of the policies of the ruling party, of which he is a member, in its twelfth year of these policies.
Didn’t realise Boris kept a hair double in Parliament
Did Mr Fabricant vote in favour of cancelling the £20-a-week Universal Credit cut?
No, he did not. Nor did his wig.
For those unable to access the article.
Tory MP decides he wants benefits raised immediately after visit to food bank
‘People on the breadline cannot afford to wait,’ says Michael Fabricant
Adam Forrest:
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant has called on chancellor Rishi Sunak to immediately raise benefits in line with inflation after he paid a visit to his local food bank.
The veteran backbencher – a loyal ally of Boris Johnson – said he had decided that families struggling with the cost of living crisis could use some extra help from the government.
“People on the breadline cannot afford to wait until later this year,” said Mr Fabricant in a post on his website after a visit to a food bank in his Litchfield constituency.
The Tory MP said he had “very useful meeting” with the manager and volunteers at Lichfield Foodbank, and agreed action was needed to reduce so many people having to rely on food banks.
It comes in sharp contrast to fellow Tory MP Lee Anderson – who sparked outrage last week by claiming that some families use food banks because they “cannot cook properly” and “cannot budget”.
Mr Anderson told MPs there is not “this massive use for food banks” across Britain, before arguing that people “would be able to fend for themselves” with the right education.
Anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe has hinted at libel action against the Tory MP, who also suggested they were profiteering from the poor.
Mr Fabricant called for everyone to stop “politicising” foodbank usage, adding: “MPs of all parties should be able to work together on this.”
He also called on Mr Sunak to “uprate” benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible – revealing that he had written to both the chancellor and work and pensions secretary to urge them to act before the Autumn Budget.
Prices are rising by 7 per cent a year in the UK, with the Bank of England warning that inflation could hit 10 per cent within months.
The chancellor was condemned by opposition MPs and leading charities for rejecting calls to raise benefits by more than the 3.1 per cent increase which came into force in April.
Though Mr Fabricant suggested Mr Sunak could act before his Autumn Budget, the Resolution Foundation think tank pointed out that benefits have typically been uprated only once a year in April.
“Those on low incomes will be waiting until next April for benefits to be uprated,” said Torsten Bell, the think tank’s chief executive tweeted.
Mr Sunak said last week that the government’s “complicated” IT system would not allow him to uprate benefits further this year – although he admitted that “technical problems sound like an excuse”.
However, Deven Ghelani, director of Policy in Practice, who helped develop the universal credit system, said that “the IT is almost always an excuse”.
“Where there is a will, there is a way,” the expert told the New Statesman. “People on legacy benefits could be sent a one-off supplement.”
It comes Home Office minister Rachel Maclean comes under fire for saying people struggling with living costs should consider taking on more hours or moving to a “better” job.
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, shadow economic secretary to the Treasury, said Ms Maclean’s remarks were “ridiculous” and showed that the government “could not be more out of touch or out of ideas”.
There have been mixed messages from the government on the idea of a windfall tax on oil and gas company profits. Mr Sunak has said he is “not naturally attracted” to the idea but “no option is off the table”.
Whilst I’m in favour of his sentiments on this issue, his political form has historically been a mixture of popularism and buffoonery.He’s not generally known as Fabricunt without reason.
He is Boris Johnsons clone, and nothing you say will convince me otherwise.
The very last person I would have expected to champion this but very welcome.
Every time I see this guy I think someone is doing a parody of Boris
> He also called on Mr Sunak to “uprate” benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible – revealing that he had written to both the chancellor and work and pensions secretary to urge them to act before the Autumn Budget.
Michael Fabricant is right. What the fuck is going on?
The fact that benefits are falling in real terms during such a painful squeeze is an absolute travesty. The people with the very least are being made poorer every week as prices rise.
Keeping benefits and the minimum wage the same in line with inflation should be the minimum default setting without any further action from politicians – and we should be discussing how much *more* to raise them whenever we can afford to do so.
>He also called on Mr Sunak to “uprate” benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible”
Would make little difference. The 20/week uplift is really what was needed to stay – and Sunak pushed that off the table despite 6, yes 6 previous TORY Work and Pensions Secretaries stating it should be kept. Allegedly even BJ wanted it to stay…. (only a rumour).
Sunak is a nasty piece of work.
He’s maybe huffed too much hairspray & will be back to toeing the party kine tomorrow
That’s Fab 🙂
Is this so he looks good after dissing NHS staff drinking after work during lock down?
Who ordered Boris Johnson from Wish?
Wouldn’t trust a word out of this man’s mouth given his voting record and him slagging nurses and teachers off suggesting they get pissed up in the staffroom. I don’t believe for a second he’s had a change of heart because he visited a food bank (something that shouldn’t fucking have to exist in Britain in 2022).
Ah the pound shop version of Boris Johnson, did he already forget how he votes:
Ah, the pound shop version of Boris Johnson, did he already forget how he votes:or young people who have spent a long time unemployedShow votes
0 votes for, 8 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against (10 votes, between 2011–2014).
**Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants** deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the “bedroom tax”)Show votes
11 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2012–2018. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (18 votes, between 2011–2018).
**Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare** benefitsShow votes
49 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2016. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (63 votes, between 2010–2016).
**Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits** at least in line with pricesShow votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against (6 votes, in 2013).
**Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disabilityShow votes**
0 votes for, 15 votes against, between 2011–2016. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against (18 votes, between 2011–2016).
Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such supportShow votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2012. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (8 votes, in 2012).
Everytime I read fabricant I just think of replicant from blade runner.
Then I imagine him being a fabricated version of Boris Johnson. Like some sort of fucked up clone like bitch brian from family guy. Then I just call him bitch boris
This feels more like a newsthump headline
This won’t have come from any kind of compassion. He’s wacky but he’s still essentially an old school Tory – it’s clicked for him that at this point its unsustainable and it’s going to lead to civil unrest, which isn’t actually what he wants. Old school Tories kept benefits just high enough to keep people settled in their positions and not seek social mobility. But then a few inner city kids worked hard enough to get into Oxford, became MPs and now they have to sit opposite them so the JRM, Johnson etc types pushed hard to stamp out any small routes for social mobility because they couldn’t stand having any at all. Without caring about the damage
How is it possible to even get find a budget boris, I thought he was already bottom of the barrel!
I hate, viscerally hate, people like this. So lacking in empathy and basic humanity they can’t imagine anyone else’s situation until they are literally face to face with it. Sociopaths like this should be legally prohibited from public office
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“Mr Fabricant called for everyone to stop “politicising” foodbank usage, adding: “MPs of all parties should be able to work together on this.”
He also called on Mr Sunak to “uprate” benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible”
**How Michael Fabricant voted on Welfare and Benefits** #
Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
Almost always voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed
Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the “bedroom tax”)
Even a stopped clock has the correct time twice a day.
He might actually have opened his eyes, a bit.
Was his chinchilla horrified by what it saw from atop his scalp?
How long has this bellend been in Parliament? This is first time it’s occurred to him? Utter cunt.
Couldn’t read the article due to the independent wanting me to sign up and i guess, want me to pay for it as well.
​
I suspect the MP just realised he is in real danger of being voted out by his voters and didn’t this twat make some offensive statement regarding people and how they should work several jobs? Or can’t budget and have themselves to blame?
Can’t believe I agree with this particular Boris cosplayer…..shame Rishi will just say it can’t be done because computer says no
Can’t really take anything he says seriously as he’s used as a tool to say something dumb and distract people most of the time
He will be ‘re-educated’ in a dark alley tonight by Tory whips and announce in the morning that he was suffering terrible fatigue from eating too many quail eggs and spoke without thinking.
Later will depart from politics claiming that he “wants to spend more time with his family”.
Ah yes, let’s not politicise the … result of the policies of the ruling party, of which he is a member, in its twelfth year of these policies.
Didn’t realise Boris kept a hair double in Parliament
Did Mr Fabricant vote in favour of cancelling the £20-a-week Universal Credit cut?
No, he did not. Nor did his wig.
For those unable to access the article.
Tory MP decides he wants benefits raised immediately after visit to food bank
‘People on the breadline cannot afford to wait,’ says Michael Fabricant
Adam Forrest:
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant has called on chancellor Rishi Sunak to immediately raise benefits in line with inflation after he paid a visit to his local food bank.
The veteran backbencher – a loyal ally of Boris Johnson – said he had decided that families struggling with the cost of living crisis could use some extra help from the government.
“People on the breadline cannot afford to wait until later this year,” said Mr Fabricant in a post on his website after a visit to a food bank in his Litchfield constituency.
The Tory MP said he had “very useful meeting” with the manager and volunteers at Lichfield Foodbank, and agreed action was needed to reduce so many people having to rely on food banks.
It comes in sharp contrast to fellow Tory MP Lee Anderson – who sparked outrage last week by claiming that some families use food banks because they “cannot cook properly” and “cannot budget”.
Mr Anderson told MPs there is not “this massive use for food banks” across Britain, before arguing that people “would be able to fend for themselves” with the right education.
Anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe has hinted at libel action against the Tory MP, who also suggested they were profiteering from the poor.
Mr Fabricant called for everyone to stop “politicising” foodbank usage, adding: “MPs of all parties should be able to work together on this.”
He also called on Mr Sunak to “uprate” benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible – revealing that he had written to both the chancellor and work and pensions secretary to urge them to act before the Autumn Budget.
Prices are rising by 7 per cent a year in the UK, with the Bank of England warning that inflation could hit 10 per cent within months.
The chancellor was condemned by opposition MPs and leading charities for rejecting calls to raise benefits by more than the 3.1 per cent increase which came into force in April.
Though Mr Fabricant suggested Mr Sunak could act before his Autumn Budget, the Resolution Foundation think tank pointed out that benefits have typically been uprated only once a year in April.
“Those on low incomes will be waiting until next April for benefits to be uprated,” said Torsten Bell, the think tank’s chief executive tweeted.
Mr Sunak said last week that the government’s “complicated” IT system would not allow him to uprate benefits further this year – although he admitted that “technical problems sound like an excuse”.
However, Deven Ghelani, director of Policy in Practice, who helped develop the universal credit system, said that “the IT is almost always an excuse”.
“Where there is a will, there is a way,” the expert told the New Statesman. “People on legacy benefits could be sent a one-off supplement.”
It comes Home Office minister Rachel Maclean comes under fire for saying people struggling with living costs should consider taking on more hours or moving to a “better” job.
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, shadow economic secretary to the Treasury, said Ms Maclean’s remarks were “ridiculous” and showed that the government “could not be more out of touch or out of ideas”.
There have been mixed messages from the government on the idea of a windfall tax on oil and gas company profits. Mr Sunak has said he is “not naturally attracted” to the idea but “no option is off the table”.
Whilst I’m in favour of his sentiments on this issue, his political form has historically been a mixture of popularism and buffoonery.He’s not generally known as Fabricunt without reason.
He is Boris Johnsons clone, and nothing you say will convince me otherwise.
The very last person I would have expected to champion this but very welcome.
Every time I see this guy I think someone is doing a parody of Boris
> He also called on Mr Sunak to “uprate” benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible – revealing that he had written to both the chancellor and work and pensions secretary to urge them to act before the Autumn Budget.
Michael Fabricant is right. What the fuck is going on?
The fact that benefits are falling in real terms during such a painful squeeze is an absolute travesty. The people with the very least are being made poorer every week as prices rise.
Keeping benefits and the minimum wage the same in line with inflation should be the minimum default setting without any further action from politicians – and we should be discussing how much *more* to raise them whenever we can afford to do so.
>He also called on Mr Sunak to “uprate” benefits in line with inflation as soon as possible”
Would make little difference. The 20/week uplift is really what was needed to stay – and Sunak pushed that off the table despite 6, yes 6 previous TORY Work and Pensions Secretaries stating it should be kept. Allegedly even BJ wanted it to stay…. (only a rumour).
Sunak is a nasty piece of work.
He’s maybe huffed too much hairspray & will be back to toeing the party kine tomorrow
That’s Fab 🙂
Is this so he looks good after dissing NHS staff drinking after work during lock down?
Who ordered Boris Johnson from Wish?
Wouldn’t trust a word out of this man’s mouth given his voting record and him slagging nurses and teachers off suggesting they get pissed up in the staffroom. I don’t believe for a second he’s had a change of heart because he visited a food bank (something that shouldn’t fucking have to exist in Britain in 2022).
Ah the pound shop version of Boris Johnson, did he already forget how he votes:
​
[How Michael Fabricant](https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10193/michael_fabricant/lichfield/votes) voted on Welfare and Benefits #
Ah, the pound shop version of Boris Johnson, did he already forget how he votes:or young people who have spent a long time unemployedShow votes
0 votes for, 8 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against (10 votes, between 2011–2014).
**Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants** deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the “bedroom tax”)Show votes
11 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2012–2018. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (18 votes, between 2011–2018).
**Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare** benefitsShow votes
49 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2016. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (63 votes, between 2010–2016).
**Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits** at least in line with pricesShow votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against (6 votes, in 2013).
**Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disabilityShow votes**
0 votes for, 15 votes against, between 2011–2016. Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against (18 votes, between 2011–2016).
Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such supportShow votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2012. Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (8 votes, in 2012).
Everytime I read fabricant I just think of replicant from blade runner.
Then I imagine him being a fabricated version of Boris Johnson. Like some sort of fucked up clone like bitch brian from family guy. Then I just call him bitch boris
This feels more like a newsthump headline
This won’t have come from any kind of compassion. He’s wacky but he’s still essentially an old school Tory – it’s clicked for him that at this point its unsustainable and it’s going to lead to civil unrest, which isn’t actually what he wants. Old school Tories kept benefits just high enough to keep people settled in their positions and not seek social mobility. But then a few inner city kids worked hard enough to get into Oxford, became MPs and now they have to sit opposite them so the JRM, Johnson etc types pushed hard to stamp out any small routes for social mobility because they couldn’t stand having any at all. Without caring about the damage
How is it possible to even get find a budget boris, I thought he was already bottom of the barrel!
I hate, viscerally hate, people like this. So lacking in empathy and basic humanity they can’t imagine anyone else’s situation until they are literally face to face with it. Sociopaths like this should be legally prohibited from public office