- Reform UK MP Danny Kruger has strongly criticised a pandemic-era free food box scheme introduced by his colleague Robert Jenrick , describing the parcels as revolting, unhealthy and inefficient.
- Speaking at an Adam Smith Institute fringe event during Reform UK's annual conference, Danny Kruger argued that food support for vulnerable shielding households during lockdowns should have been organised organically by local communities rather than through national government contracts.
- Robert Jenrick, who served as housing secretary in March 2020 before defecting to Reform UK to become its treasury spokesperson, had previously hailed the government programme as an incredible achievement after delivering millions of parcels.
- Danny Kruger, who is currently overseeing Reform UK's preparations for government, condemned the Conservative administration's broader Covid-19 response as rubbish, claiming the state disempowered neighbourhoods by taking on responsibilities best left to local citizens.
- Both Danny Kruger and Robert Jenrick were Conservative MPs throughout the pandemic before subsequently defecting to Reform UK.
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