Lee Anderson made the bold claims in a searing rant to young Conservative party members, adding that food banks are only set up by 'do-gooders' who want to 'make themselves feel good.'
A Tory MP says the UK will only have a "big problem" with the economy when Wetherspoons pubs are empty - and claims children only go hungry because of lazy parents. Lee Anderson made the claims in a searing rant to young Conservative party members, adding that food banks are only set up by "do-gooders" who want to "make themselves feel good."
He then accused the media of fear mongering, telling the audience: "Whenever we put the TV on people are telling us how poor we are." He claimed that young people are missing out on basic budgeting, telling the crowd: "If I got home economics bought back I'd be a very happy man." He recounted stealing eggs from birds nests as a child, and recounted seeing one friend blowing the yolk out to eat it. "When people bang on about kids being hungry, I've seen that poverty, I grew up around that poverty," Mr Anderson said.