Labour

Government are out of touch with families feeling the squeeze from higher food bills - Creagh

Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting on Labour's debate today in the House of Commons on food prices, said:

“The Tory-led Government are out of touch with families feeling the squeeze from higher food bills and falling incomes. It is an utter disgrace that even though we are the seventh richest country in the world we face an epidemic of hidden hunger, particularly in children.

“The Government needs bring in a Groceries Code Adjudicator with real powers to tackle unfair practices in the retail sector, and start defining and measuring food poverty if we are to tackle it effectively. Supermarkets should make their labels clearer to ensure people get the best value from their shopping and commit to using more of their food to help feed people, rather than throwing it away as soon as it comes off the shelf.”