Tory MP Lee Anderson stands by food-bank remarks and says use is ‘exaggerated’

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Tory MP Lee Anderson stands by food-bank remarks and says use is ‘exaggerated’
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🔺 Update: A Tory MP has stood by his claims that some people in the UK use food banks because they cannot cook — calling their use “exaggerated” and saying: “I’m talking common sense”

Lee Anderson’s comments have been condemned by unions, charities and opposition politiciansA Conservative MP has stood by his claims that some people in the UK use food banks because they cannot cook — calling their use “exaggerated” and saying: “I’m talking common sense.”

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