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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

Don’t make cheese sandwiches if you can’t afford them, Ann Widdecombe tells struggling families

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Ann Widdecombe has told people to not make cheese sandwiches if they cannot afford to buy the ingredients as a way to deal with the ongoing cost of living crisis.

The politician, who is a member of the Reform UK party, was asked what she would advise people faced with the spiralling costs of basic food items on a panel discussing BBC research that showed the price of a homemade cheese sandwich has shot up by a third in the past year to 40p.

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