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Daily Mirror
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Emma Munbodh

Food bank users 'can't afford to boil potatoes', warns Iceland boss

Vulnerable households are turning down food bank support because they cannot afford to cook the food provided.

Some families are turning down potatoes and root vegetables because they cannot afford to boil them due to skyrocketing energy costs, the managing director of supermarket chain Iceland has claimed.

Richard Walker made the comment ahead of Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement today in which he urged the Chancellor to deliver emergency support to cash-strapped households.

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