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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If I were to be charitable, she gave them 4 months notice, when the law only requires one, then she tried to sell it and it is still actually on the market at a reduced price. The bulk of the £700 increase, too, is that she was actually initially renting it out at below market value.

However, this is fucking disastrous for image, doubly so given what she's a minister of.

Given the information above, are the headlines overblown and missing very important context? Definitely. Deliberately so, even.

But that's what the media does. And Labour are morons for not preparing for that by vetting their ministers for shit like this.

God they are actually so bad at this. They aren't the Tories, they should know they aren't going to be let off for things like this. They need to be whiter than white. The media wants nothing more than a Conservative or Reform government, and Labour keeps giving them ammo.