A Tory welfare minister is under fire for claiming it is
‘very hard to know why’ people go to food banks. Lord Freud said nobody turned
to charities for food parcels ‘willingly’ but could not understand what made
them need help to feed their families. Campaigners blame benefits cuts and the
impact of the economic crisis for a sharp rise in the number of people using
food banks in recent years. More than half a million people across Britain have
turned to food banks to stave off hunger, according to charities. Read more on
the Daily Mail website.
