A newly elected Conservative MP has been criticised after
it emerged she owns an app that charges foodbanks to include their shopping
lists of needed items. Miriam Cates and her husband, Dave, are behind the app,
called Foodbank. Launched in 2014, the app allows individual foodbanks to
register which particular items of food they need, so people keen to donate can
ensure they purchase things actually needed by their local facility. However,
any foodbank that wishes to sign up to the app must first pay a fee of £180.
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