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Evening Standard
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David Bond

Lee Anderson: Tory MP tells struggling families to learn to cook so they can ‘cut back on chip shop’

A Tory MP who insisted there is little need for food banks has said struggling families should learn to cook so they can cut back on going to the “chip shop”.

Lee Anderson caused a row on Wednesday when he claimed the poor should “cook from scratch”, which would mean meals costing as little as 30p.

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