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Liz Truss's Foreign Office spend at Norwich City questioned

Jun 6,2020 3:04 am

Liz Truss is facing questions over Foreign Office spending, including £1,841 at Norwich City's Online Shop during her time as Foreign Secretary .

Labour's shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry , up 45% on Last Year , in a letter to The Department .

She asked why officials had incurred A Number of costs, including two payments to the then Premier League club.

The Foreign Office has been approached for comment.

The payments were made on two dates: £1,318 on 21 October and £523. 50 on 21 March.

At The Time , South West Norfolk MP Liz Truss was leading The Department as Foreign Secretary .

She has previously tweeted about Norwich City, including in 2018, when she was Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

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She was meeting with leaders in The Gulf in October 2021 and in March was in Ukraine meeting with the country's Defence Minister , according to the.

It is not know who requested the payments, or what was purchased.

At a Conservative leadership debate In July , Ms Truss admitted to a crowd of party members at Leeds United 's Elland Road that she was a Norwich City fan.

" They're a fine family club, what can I say? " she told them.

" Delia [Smith, the joint majority share holder]'s a great woman, great cookbooks, I think you can all agree. "

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In her letter, addressed to Foreign Office junior minister Gillian Keegan MP, Ms Thornberry wrote that it was difficult to understand why The Department had spent money on items such as " high-end private catering; wellness and beauty treatments; extensive supplies from UK wineries; large amounts of home furnishing; and even £1,841 at the Norwich City Club shop".

She also asked how officials managed to spend £4,333 on " Two Trips to the hairdresser".



Source of news: bbc.com

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