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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jon Macpherson & Kelly-Ann Mills

Man breaks down in tears as couple explains they can't even afford food this Christmas

A man has broken down in tears as he and his wife explain they haven't put Christmas decorations up this year as they can't even afford food this winter.

Roy Herring and his wife Joan are struggling to live on just £228 a week, before asking a reporter if they could make do with so little.

The couple appeared on BBC Breakfast and revealed they are not celebrating Christmas this year due to the cost of living crisis.

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