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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Lucy Thornton

Children's bleak Xmas as they miss out on presents, food and even donate pocket money

Children sleeping on blankets instead of beds, parents eating kids’ leftovers and families on the brink of starvation… it sounds like a scene from Victorian Britain.

But this is the harsh reality of life in the 21st century for millions of people battling the growing cost of living crisis.

And as most families look forward to a joyous Christmas, others face yuletide misery thanks to soaring food and energy costs and real-time pay cuts in the Tory war on the poor.

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