Overview

• Kay Mason Billig shared a Facebook photo on June 14 showing a tomahawk steak and wine with the caption “wonder what all the poor people are doing?”
• Senior Conservative colleagues and opposition figures have publicly urged her to quit, citing a breach of public trust and party principles
• Mason Billig insists the remark was a misunderstood private joke shared with her husband as a self-deprecating nickname
• Steve Morphew, leader of the Labour group at County Hall, condemned the comment as “nauseating” and lacking the humility expected of public officials
• The backlash underscores Norfolk’s financial strain, where tens of thousands use foodbanks while the council leader receives over £51,000 in annual allowances