Fellow Conservative MP Ben Bradley has come to the defence of Lee Anderson after he was embroiled in controversy for his comments on foodbanks in the House of Commons. The Ashfield MP claimed poverty-hit Brits who use food banks "cannot budget" and "cannot cook properly".
Mr Anderson's comments have come under intense scrutiny, including from high-profile figures such as presenter Piers Morgan, who tweeted the video of the Commons speech with the phrase 'WTF?'. But a fellow Conservative MP and leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Ben Bradley, has sought to defend him.
Mr Anderson had claimed a meal can be made "for around 30p a day" and praised the work of the foodbanks in his north Nottinghamshire constituency. However Labour MP Alex Cunningham intervened to say: "Should it be necessary to have food banks in 21st Century Britain?"
