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Angela Rayner jokes Tory MP Lee Anderson will be eating Space Raiders for dinner after foodbank comments

The Tory MP faced calls to apologise after suggesting people relying on foodbanks could make a meal 'for about 30p a day'

Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2022

'Tories can't help struggling Brits as they have no idea of how tough life is for them'

The attitude of Tories was summed up by MP Lee Anderson, who claimed there was not a massive need for foodbanks and that people are only going hungry because they had not learned to cook properly

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022

Lee Anderson: Who is the controversial MP?

The Ashfield MP suggested that people reliant on food banks "cannot cook" and "cannot budget"

Nottingham Post · May 11, 2022

Notts MP Lee Anderson says lack of basic cooking and budgeting skills is fuelling food bank use

He used a foodbank in his constituency as an example of what can be done

Nottingham Post · May 11, 2022

Tory MP urged to apologise over claim food bank users ‘cannot cook properly’

Labour branded his remarks ‘beyond belief’, whilst the Liberal Democrats described them as ‘disgraceful’ and the SNP ‘reprehensible’.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Tory MP says poor people struggling with cost of living crisis 'can't cook properly'

'Out of touch doesn’t even cover it'

Wales Online · May 11, 2022

Tory MP claims no ‘massive use’ for food banks, saying people unable to cook and budget ‘properly’

‘We’ve got generation after generation who cannot cook properly, they can’t cook a meal from scratch’

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Tory MP : People use food banks because they cannot budget or cook properly

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson made the remarks during a debate on the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Tory MP blames food bank use on people that 'can't cook or budget'

A TORY MP has claimed there is not a “massive use” for food banks in the UK, but a “generation” of people who are unable to cook properly.

The National (Scotland) · May 11, 2022

Tory MP moans poor people 'can't cook properly' and boasts meals only cost 30p

Ashfield Conservative MP Lee Anderson claimed "generation after generation" of people in his constituency "cannot budget" and "there is not this massive use for food banks"

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022