People on the streets of Nottinghamshire have slammed Ashfield MP Lee Anderson’s comments about food banks, which he made in Parliament on May 11th. Mr Anderson said that there is not a “massive use” for food banks and that people should be able to feed themselves for 30p a meal made from scratch. He said that a lack of basic cooking skills and budgeting was causing people to access food banks.
Many of the people Nottinghamshire Live spoke to disagreed with the Conservative MP's comments with one theme being that Mr Anderson’s views do not reflect the struggles that many people are facing. It has been reported that 2 million adults in the UK can’t afford to eat everyday due to the cost of living.
