Dido Harding’s Tory MP husband says ‘chaotic parents’ to blame when kids go hungry
John Penrose, a millionaire publisher and former minister, made the controversial comments in a letter to a constituent.
John Penrose, a millionaire publisher and former minister, made the controversial comments in a letter to a constituent.
“How much longer must people in desperate need have to wait for the Government to reach a conclusion?"
The evidence suggests that the public school Oxbridge types have had their day. Lining your own pockets is picking ours.
He said the comments were “politically motivated” and were “orchestrated” by people outside his constituency.
"If there's one message I could get out there, it's that even when this is all over, there are still struggling people in our communities, and we cannot walk away from them."
"Kids are going hungry when they're not at school, I can't make it any simpler than that, minister".
"They've done it, they've tried to do it with this little small group who all went to the same school in the same class, and it doesn't work."
Secondary school attendance rates in some parts of the north of England have been as low as 61 per cent so far this year, as coronavirus infection rates in the area have rocketed.
A hilarious thread has poked fun at what Jesus would be like if he had been a Tory.
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