Man Utd sign star chef for big game Lib Dem chief whip took money from Indian billionaire
They seem to have lost the recipe for success on the pitch but Man Utd have hired a celebrity chef to cook grub for well-heeled fans.
However, Michel instarred Tom Kerridge’s f ive- course treat for the derby with City on March 8 will set them back £2000.
The package features a champagne and canapés reception, inclusive bar, padded seat and, afterwards, mobile cheese serving stations and vintage port.
Kerridge, 46, who has starred in his own BBC cookery show, said: “Having been a Utd fan my whole life, it’s amazing that fans can now enjoy my food when they come to Old Trafford.”
But fans mocked the price, with one saying online: “Mate, that’s 4.25 months of rent for me, excluding VAT.”
MP Alistair Carmichael has been criticised for accepting £10,000 from an international arms dealer.
The Lib Dem chief whip’s parliamentary register of interests was updated with the money from Indian billionaire Sudhir Choudhrie earlier this month being declared.
Carmichael’s office accepted the donation despite the businessman having alleged links to Russian weapons sales.
SNP MSP Bil l Kidd said: “It seems Alistair Carmichael is more than happy to let a man reported to be one of the world’s biggest arms dealers bankroll his recent election campaign.
“If he’s real ly serious about cracking down on arms exports to warzones like the Ukraine, then voters will rightly ask why he’s taking handouts from a man who, reports suggest, is cashing in on the Russian arms trade.
“Alistair Carmichael won’t do himself any favours to hide from scrutiny on this issue.
“It’s time he offers a full and honest explanation for this donation.”
An investigation by the BBC’s Panorama in 2016 claimed leaked documents from the Choudhries’ Swiss bank showed the family’s companies were paid almost £ 83million by Russian arms firms in one 12-month period.
The documents were reported to show that one of the Russian arms firms paying the Choudhries were manufacturers of “cruise missiles”.
Carmichael also accepted flights to Dubai and accommodation worth £ 4400 from C& C Alpha Group – a company run by Choudhrie’s son Bhanu.
A spokeswoman for the Lib Dems said the event was a conference and that no fee had been given for at tendance.
Carmichael’s register states that the trip was to “participate in and address conference of C&C Alpha Group senior management”.
Choudhrie, 67, was an adviser to former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron.
A Liber a l Democ r a t spokesperson said: “Sudhir Choudhrie is a long- standing supporter of the party.
“The Liberal Democrats follow all due di l igence in accepting donat ions accord ing to a l l applicable rules.”
Choudhrie declined to comment.