>”As I understand it, this is a fitness company that operates in the UK. It’s a perfectly legal and valid donation under British law and we’ve set it out in the public domain in the way that one does with donations.”
>Pressed for details on who owns the company and who works for it, the former immigration minister said this would be set out “on Companies House in the normal way” and he has “obviously met people who are involved in the company”. According to Companies House records, The Spott Fitness has no employees and net current liabilities of £330,000. It has two directors – Mark Dembovsky and Benjamin Hodson.
I’m sure it’s not what he meant, but he genuinely sounds like he accepted £75K without knowing anything about the donor.
South-Stand on
It is totally legit just like Prince Andrew giving £12m to a lady he never met when she was a vulnerable teenager.
NeverGonnaGiveMewUp on
> Perfectly legal.
Words uttered by those who know that perfectly legal doesn’t equate to perfectly moral.
moham225 on
It’s like the Spiderman pointing meme with all these guys
sk4v3n on
75k… most ppl has a shittier salary than that, and that’s for the whole year before taxes…
Occasionally-Witty on
This is kinda the point with this donation story – There’s probably a handful of backbench MPs who can criticise others without being a hypocrite but nobody who’s actually in the forefront of politics.
mancunian101 on
It all stinks, no government will ever try to put a stop to it.
worldinsidemyanus on
The fact that he never foresaw his criticism of Labour coming back on him reflects on what a shite politician he is.
BristolBomber on
Whilst here in the world of education i get sent a Curly Wurly once a year to court me into buying into a revision plan.
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>”As I understand it, this is a fitness company that operates in the UK. It’s a perfectly legal and valid donation under British law and we’ve set it out in the public domain in the way that one does with donations.”
>Pressed for details on who owns the company and who works for it, the former immigration minister said this would be set out “on Companies House in the normal way” and he has “obviously met people who are involved in the company”. According to Companies House records, The Spott Fitness has no employees and net current liabilities of £330,000. It has two directors – Mark Dembovsky and Benjamin Hodson.
I’m sure it’s not what he meant, but he genuinely sounds like he accepted £75K without knowing anything about the donor.
It is totally legit just like Prince Andrew giving £12m to a lady he never met when she was a vulnerable teenager.
> Perfectly legal.
Words uttered by those who know that perfectly legal doesn’t equate to perfectly moral.
It’s like the Spiderman pointing meme with all these guys
75k… most ppl has a shittier salary than that, and that’s for the whole year before taxes…
This is kinda the point with this donation story – There’s probably a handful of backbench MPs who can criticise others without being a hypocrite but nobody who’s actually in the forefront of politics.
It all stinks, no government will ever try to put a stop to it.
The fact that he never foresaw his criticism of Labour coming back on him reflects on what a shite politician he is.
Whilst here in the world of education i get sent a Curly Wurly once a year to court me into buying into a revision plan.
What a time to be alive.