In the past three months, minister for civil society Rob Wilson has courted his fair share of controversy. Just hours after Wilson was re-elected to his Reading East constituency in May he was reported as getting embroiled in a social media spat over homelessness policy. He hit the headlines again last month with the release of official documents that showed he had made a series of small travel expenses claims – one for just 9p to cover the cost of a 350-yard car journey.
Also in July, Wilson – who had kept a low profile between his appointment as minister responsible for youth services in September 2014 and the general election – told a House of Commons debate that he was "very disappointed" with council cuts to youth services. His comments put the blame for cuts to youth provision squarely at the door of local authorities, despite the £500m drop in government funding since 2010.
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