Tory calls food banks a 'personal choice'
Daily Record|July 05, 2023
A TORY minister has been slammed after he said using food banks is a personal choice.
ANDREW QUINN
Tory calls food banks a 'personal choice'

Veterans minister Johnny Mercer said it is “not correct” that people are forced to use food banks and suggested that some members of the Armed Forces are using them because of personal budgeting decisions.

Former British Army captain Mercer told Sky News: “These are personal decisions around how people are budgeting every month.

This story is from the July 05, 2023 edition of Daily Record.

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