Piers Morgan has described Ashfield MP Lee Anderson as "tone-deaf" as the fallout from his foodbank comments continues. The Conservative MP for Ashfield said in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May 11, that a reliance on food banks was overstated because people "can't budget properly" and that meals could be cooked for as little as 30p a day.
His comments were greeted with anger by many of his constituents, with one saying he should be "ashamed". However, others have backed him.
Fellow Tory MP and leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Ben Bradley, was one of those to defend Anderson. Now, in his most recent column for the Sun, Morgan was highly critical of the MP, saying he was "tone-deaf".
