Therese Coffey tells people to work more hours to buy food
The Environment Secretary has been accused of having ‘shifted blame for food poverty on to people because they are on low wages and are poor’.
The Environment Secretary has been accused of having ‘shifted blame for food poverty on to people because they are on low wages and are poor’.
Media darlings William and Kate arrived at a food bank in Windsor this week - but their appearance has caused a moderate backlash.
"Calling all London employers: Please offer poor Katy a better paid and more rewarding role", one person tweeted.
"Like a pilot bragging about providing parachutes while steering the plane at the ground", James Felton said.
It comes as the Trussell Trust predict their "toughest winter yet" with more than 1.3 million emergency food parcels expected to be handed out.
“I just couldn’t stay in the Conservative party. I’d heard people crying and listened to them panicking."
The former prime minister wants to get the rich to donate their £150 Council Tax rebates to help those suffering.
"Now, we get a lot of people who are in work poverty, so they are coming here before they head off to work, some of which I know have not-bad-paying jobs."
He used to be in charge of UKIP. But these days, you can catch Henry Bolton OBE freaking out about falafel by the banks of the Thames...
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