Luciana Berger MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health, commenting on warnings by experts that food poverty is turning into Britain’s next public health emergency, said:

“It’s a national scandal that so many people are suffering from malnutrition under this Tory-led Government. This shouldn’t be happening in 21st century Britain.

"With hundreds of thousands having to access emergency food aid, it’s sadly unsurprising that people are both eating less and eating less healthily. David Cameron needs to listen to what the experts are saying and tackle the cost of living crisis driving people into food poverty.”

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