Comedian Nish Kumar joins more than 700 anti-poverty campaigners at Westminster demanding urgent action on rising tide of hunger and hardship in UK

Thursday, 19 June 2025 10:02

Against a backdrop of unprecedented cuts to social security for disabled people and on the day of the first reading of the welfare reform bill, representatives of community food organisations from across UK called for urgent steps towards an Essentials Guarantee to ensure Universal Credit is fit for purpose  For the first time ever, more than 700 representatives - including people experiencing severe hardship, volunteers at local food banks and representatives from...Request free trial