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

There is no real need for food banks, just learning how to cook on a budget, a Tory MP has claimed

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.

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