A group of six mothers have begun a five-day hunger strike outside Parliament to draw attention to parents who are unable to feed their children in the UK.
The mothers taking part in the peaceful protest, which has been set up by Mother's Manifesto, are striking between Sunday and Thursday.A meeting in Parliament to discuss next steps with MPs has been scheduled for Tuesday at 11.30am.
"We will sit outside Parliament with a table with empty plates and knives and forks," Ms Hopkins said. "On the plates we have written a number of our demands and we're making hearts with children's names on to show our support for their future. "I'm so excited for it, and it will really show how much mothers are struggling with feeding their children." Ms Hopkins organised a similar strike last year that led to a meeting at Parliament and support from 10 MPs.
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