Tory MP Says UK Doesn't Need Food Banks, People Just 'Cannot Budget'
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Conservative MP Lee Anderson sparked controversy Wednesday when he said there is no need for food banks in the UK, just as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to help voters struggling with rising food and energy bills.
“There’s not this massive use for food banks in this country,” Anderson, who represents Ashfield in the Midlands, said in Parliament during a debate on the government’s legislative program. “You’ve got generation after generation who cannot cook properly. They can’t cook a meal from scratch. They cannot budget.”