We are constantly being told that Theresa May is a safe pair of hands and the only candidate who should seriously be considered in the race to be the next Tory leader.
Seriously?
What about the ‘Go Home’ vans or her scramble to find a suitable chairman of the Child Sex Abuse inquiry (her first two picks both had a conflict of interest)?
Before going any further, shouldn’t May answer questions about a new scandal involving her department?
Theresa May is the only serious candidate for PM – so what kind of Govt wd she lead & how shd Labour respond? https://t.co/lGolw87vE9
— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) July 8, 2016
Thanks to some digging by BuzzFeed News it is now clear that LGBT charity Broken Rainbow – which has received hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Home Office – collapsed in May amid tales of gross misspending and possible fraud.
The whistleblower who tipped off BuzzFeed has described the Broken Rainbow fiasco as Kids Company-esque in its nature, with talk of money being blown on first-class travel and luxury gifts.
The Charity Commission is “urgently” investigating.
What kind of due diligence did Theresa May’s department carry out before continuing to use public money to fund Broken Rainbow this year after it became clear it was in trouble?
What does May herself know about this scandal?
When asked these questions, a Home Office spokesman refused to answer.
It now looks like the Home Office is worried about this developing story.
It also looks like Theresa May has something to hide.
Safe hands?
