Charities helping those who are struggling to simply get by in the north of Nottinghamshire have slammed a Conservative MP's comments on foodbanks. Ashfield's Lee Anderson came under fire for his remarks that people had been using foodbanks because they "cannot budget" and "cannot cook properly".
In a House of Commons debate on Wednesday, May 11 Mr Anderson claimed a meal can be made "for around 30p a day" and said: "I think you will see there is not this massive use for foodbanks in this country. We have got generation after generation who cannot cook properly. They cannot cook a meal from scratch. They cannot budget."
While he received support from fellow Conservative MPs, including Mansfield's Ben Bradley who argued he was not 'out of touch', swathes of people and charitable organisations condemned the comments, including those in Ashfield and Mansfield.
