Maria Eagle MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, responding to the latest foodbank figures from the Trussell Trust, said:

“The vast increase in the number of households and families turning to foodbanks reveals the shocking truth of life under David Cameron’s cost-of-living crisis. While those at the very top get a tax break everyone else is finding life is harder under the Tories.

“Instead of hiding behind the Tory myth, that says the increase in foodbanks is driving demand, it is time Ministers got a grip and took this issue seriously.“