The Overseas Workplace managed to rack up a £1,841 invoice on the Norwich Metropolis membership store whereas prime minister Liz Truss was on the helm.
In funds highlighted by Labour shadow legal professional basic Emily Thornberry, £1,318 was spent on the Canaries’ official retailer on 21 October final 12 months and £523.50 on 21 March this 12 months.
Questions are being requested of Truss, who’s MP for South West Norfolk and a Norwich fan, over her use of public cash.
However the principle one from us is: how on earth do you spend £1,841 within the Canaries’ membership store?
Some have speculated over the price of getting the Premier League badge taken off after which sewn again on yearly.
Others have prompt the prime minister could have paid for Ricky van Wolfswinkel on the again of a shirt.
However we choose to think about 10 Downing Avenue decked out in Norwich merchandise with the cupboard strolling round in full equipment.
In a letter to junior Overseas Workplace minister Gillian Keegan, Thornberry admitted there are prone to be extra acceptable causes for the overwhelming majority of purchases.
An influential foreign diplomat who just loves Norwich, perhaps.
But Thornberry added: “There are also numerous items and categories of spending that – on the surface – are not as easy to understand and seem unusual in the context of previous FCDO spending: high end private catering; wellness and beauty treatments; extensive supplies from UK wineries; large amounts of home furnishing; and even £1,841 of spending at the Norwich City club shop.”
A Foreign Office spokesperson responded: “We are committed to using public money responsibly. Our staff follow set guidelines to ensure purchases are appropriate and achieve value for money for the taxpayer.”
£1,841 gets you 33 standard home shirts in the Norwich shop, which is probably the safest and most boring guess at what might’ve happened.
But with ‘value for money’ in mind, Max Rushden, Charlie Baker and the rest of the Warm-Up team on talkSPORT decided to try and build a shopping basket worth £1,841, without buying anything more than once.
It is the international break, after all…
How to spend £1,841 in Norwich club shop
- Adult navy training trousers – £40
- Adult navy training shorts – £28
- Adult navy rain jacket – £65
- Staff training sweatshirt – £50
- Two-pack of ‘newest fan’ bibs – £10
- Canaries crest sleepsuit – £15
- Backpack – £18
- Lunch bag – £12
- Silver-crested pendant and chain – £10
- Stud ear rings – £35
- White-gold foil t-shirt – £18
- Yellow tipped polo – £20
- Polar fleece dressing gown – £30
- Black hoodie – £50
- Norwich sweatshirt – £36
- Stone t-shirt – £25
- Baby on board sign – £15
- Photo frame – £15
- Street sign cushion – £16
- Laundry basket – £5
- Curtains – £24
- Fleece blanket – £35
- Double duvet – £25
- Boot bag – £12
- Street sign bauble – £8
- Notepad – £6
- Gym bag – £10
- Football – £14
- Car mats – £28
- Door mat – £18
- Bamboo wireless charger – £30
- Shower gift set – £17.95
- Bath towel – £22
- Wooden board – £20
- Hip flask – £18
- Number one dad mug – £7
- 1986/87 retro tracksuit top – £48
- Green shower jacket – £30
- Adult NCF hoodie – £22
- E-sports shirt – £55
- 1986/87 retro shirt – £48
- Striped, square socks – £4.50
- Slippers – £38
- Zipped tracksuit top – £25
- Retro tracksuit top – £36
- Lightweight gillet – £35
- Central-crest hoodie – £38
- Training trousers – £40
- Zipped sweatshirt – £55
- Another pair of training trousers – £40
- Another rain jacket – £65
- Third socks – £12
- Third shorts – £28
- Third long-sleeve top with Hernandez on the back – £89
- Home socks – £12
- Away socks – £12
- Away shorts – £28
- Away long-sleeve top with name and badge – £88
- Home shirt with name and number – £87
- Home goalkeeper shirt – £65
- Home goalkeeper shorts – £28
- Deluxe lanyard – £3.50
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