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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

‘No safety net’: People struggle to put food on table in Rishi Sunak’s constituency

Alison Grainger, of Hambleton Foodshare, a food bank in Rishi Sunak's constituency.
Alison Grainger, of Hambleton Foodshare, a food bank in Rishi Sunak's constituency. Photograph: The Guardian

Three miles from Rishi Sunak’s £1.5m manor house in the Yorkshire hamlet of Kirby Sigston, the telephone rings at the local food bank. It is a mother of four teenagers, aged 13 to 18. Little more than a week into the school holidays, they have run out of food.

Alison Grainger, the coordinator of Hambleton Foodshare, arranges for the family to be sent a parcel containing three meals for three days. The food bank is open only for emergencies on weekends, so the supplies will have to stretch to at least five days.

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