An MP has suggested that families grappling with the rising cost of living should buy supermarket own brand baked beans instead of Heinz. Brendan Clarke-Smith, who is the Conservative MP for Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire, made the comment as food and drink price inflation hit 19.2% in the year to March.
Mr Clarke-Smith was part of a panel on a TV show discussing whether supermarkets were profiteering as they hike prices. The rate of food and drink inflation sits at nearly double the overall rate of inflation, which is 10.1%.
He told LBC's Cross Question: "Heinz Baked Beans, say the price has shot up on that and people say, 'oh this tin has gone up by 50% or whatever'. Well, buy the Tesco Value one."
