One in four households with children (25.8) have experienced food insecurity in the past month, with an estimated 4 million children affected
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‘Attempting to balance the books on the backs of the poorest in society is fundamentally wrong at any time and it will be especially devastating for many workers in the midst of a cost of living crisis.’
‘The government must do more to protect those who need it, such as the 1.5 million who are on low-incomes and on pension credit.’
Fake P45s, cringeworthy ‘cheese’ speeches, Boris Johnson’s position being changed to ‘tw*t’ amid a data breach: Can the memorable Conservative conference blunders of recent years possibly be surpassed?
The Green Party has called for public ownership of water, energy and rail
‘The right-wing coup is no respecter of democracy. ‘
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‘The low paid get just £550 in government help, despite facing £1,300 rise in fuel bills not to mention other costs’.
There was more in this mini budget for bankers than there was for children living in poverty.
