Desperate mums turn to 'baby banks' as Britain's poverty epidemic deepens

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Tory austerity has forced expectant mums up and down the UK to get their parenting essentials from banks run by volunteers

Left penniless due to delays in her Universal Credit, heavily pregnant mum Carla Toomey had no choice but to rely on charity to help her buy the basics for her new tot.

 

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