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Food bank use has soared by 3,800% and child poverty is up 38% under Conservative rule
As Boris Johnson tried to woo business leaders, the Mirror has revealed shocking figures condemning the way the Conservatives have attacked …
If Tory policies are so great, why are so many more of us forced to visit food banks?
Boris Johnson tells us the UK’s economy is fundamentally sound, and only “small improvements” are needed, such as “addressing transport …
Mother forced to rely on food banks because of DWP rule that denies reality
Have you ever heard of the minimum income floor calculation? If you aren’t on Universal Credit – and considered to …
Campaign group’s latest research shows the cruelty of Universal Credit
“Harrowing stories of people forced into debt, rent arrears, homelessness, crime, prostitution, hunger, people unable to afford fares to get …
Amber Rudd is right and people have been using food banks who didn’t need to: TORY MPs
The minister responsible for making sure everybody who is entitled to state benefits knows what benefits they should have has …
Rudd admits Universal Credit caused rise in food bank use – but she won’t do anything about it
I would welcome this admission from the Work and Pensions Secretary if it meant anything, but it doesn’t. The DWP …
Tories have banned job centres from referring claimants to food banks
Those genocidal maniacs at the Department for Work and Pensions are trying to cull the stock further by banning Job …
As Theresa May trumpets ‘record low’ unemployment, we find it stands at FOUR TIMES her official figure
Here’s another lie from Theresa May: Employment at a record high.Joint-record low unemployment rate.Wages rising at their fastest pace in …
Working parents are starving for a week at a time because they aren’t paid enough to feed their children
It breaks This Writer’s heart to learn about the suffering of parents in my home town of Bristol, although I’m …