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Tory Lee Anderson bought six bedroom property months before dismissing food poverty

Tory MP Lee Anderson claimed to the Sunday Mirror that not all people who use food banks are “poor.”

Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022

The things people in Wales really want to say to the Tory MP who said poor people don't know how to cook or budget

One suggested that the canteen at the Houses of Parliament should provide meals using 30p worth of ingredients

Wales Online · May 14, 2022

Food charity offers takeaways for desperate poor who can't afford energy to cook

People’s Kitchen volunteers told how the number of meals served each day had doubled from 150 to almost 300 after lockdown. Many people now rely on the charity to feed their families

Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022

Britain's oldest foodbank volunteer 'disgusted' after MP says poor people can't cook

Joan Hibberd still cooks her own dinner at the age of 100. She said MP Lee Anderson's comment that poor people need to learn to cook properly was 'absolutely ridiculous'

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022

‘An insult to the whole community’: Sutton-in-Ashfield people react to MP’s food bank comments

Lee Anderson’s suggestion that food poverty is down to not being able to cook and budget properly is ‘out of touch’, says council leader

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

What Welsh foodbanks say about claims from a Tory MP that people just need to learn how to cook and budget

Some foodbanks have seen numbers triple in the past month as the cost of living hits families

Wales Online · May 12, 2022

Disbelief and anger on Nottinghamshire streets after MP Lee Anderson's food bank tirade

There were some messages of support too

Nottingham Post · May 12, 2022

Dad-of-seven Boris Johnson refuses to say price of nappies in awkward interview

The father of at least seven dodged a question about the price of a pack of Pampers in Boots - saying “I’m not going to get into” that. He couldn't even name the energy price cap

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022

Beverley Turner backs MP suggesting people need to learn to cook and budget

TV and radio presenter said "most people" using food banks would want to "sign up for a cooking course"

Wales Online · May 12, 2022

Nottinghamshire Conservative MP Lee Anderson 'glad' foodbank comments kicked off debate

He spoke on national radio to defend himself

Nottingham Post · May 12, 2022