'No \'massive\' need for food banks, people just can\'t cook, claims Tory MP'

'No \'massive\' need for food banks, people just can\'t cook, claims Tory MP'
01:32 Apr 3
'There is no real need for food banks, just learning how to cook on a budget, a Tory MP has claimed.  Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Conservative Lee Anderson invited politicians in the House of Commons to visit his Ashfield constituency, touting his answer to poverty in the UK: budgeting and cooking classes.   \'We can make a meal for about 30 pence a day\' said Anderson, who claimed he volunteered regularly in his local food bank and argued that \'generation after generation\' did not know how to cook cheap meals and budget   Made in Liverpool: This land is our land ► https://youtu.be/0mT41YhJquo  UK politics: latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/may/11/boris-johnson-michael-gove-tories-cost-of-living-latest-updates  The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg  Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram/guardian  #LeeAnderson #CostOfLiving #FoodBanks #MP #Poverty' 

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