Lee Anderson said not so long ago that MPs looking for an extra £100,000 alongside their parliamentary salary should "really be looking for another job." That very same man has now officially started hosting his very own show on GB News, a job which he will be carrying out alongside his role as Ashfield's MP and for which he will be paid £100,000 a year.
Just this week, Mr Anderson spoon-fed fellow Nottinghamshire MP Brendan Clarke-Smith beans live on air. It came after the latter made comments on LBC that those complaining about the price of baked beans going up should just buy a cheaper brand.
This apparent about-turn has predictably been latched onto by those who were not a fan of Mr Anderson's politics in the first place, with Carol Vorderman being among the unlikely figures on Twitter who seem to be intensely following every twist and turn of his career. But aside from the usual social media storm, something which Mr Anderson has previously admitted to enjoying, the case does highlight something worthy of much more serious and reasoned discussion.
