Foodbanks are rejecting donations of potatoes and root vegetables as people can't afford to boil them, according to the boss of Iceland.
Richard Walker, the supermarket chain's managing director, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think the cost of living crisis is the single most important domestic issue that we’re facing as a country and it is incredibly concerning. You know, we’re hearing about some food bank users declining potatoes and root veg because they can’t afford the energy to boil them.”
But he added that business was “not an endless sponge that can soak it all up”. Instead, he suggested energy price caps for consumers could be extended to businesses, potentially paid for by a windfall tax - as has been suggested by Labour and rejected by the government - a cut in VAT, or even placing green taxes on hold.
