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Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Sabine Goodwin

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream

Food bank volunteers are having to face facts, writes Sabine Goodwin, director of the Independent Food Aid Network
Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
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Poverty

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk

'I lost my dignity': Inside Britain's biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
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Food banks

'I lost my dignity': Inside Britain's biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics

AJ Odudu: 'I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years'
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AJ Odudu: 'I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years'

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: 'I was lucky'
Free School Meals

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: 'I was lucky'

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Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
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Cass Francis

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive

Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
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Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'

'We're at breaking point': Food banks see record number of first-time users as demand soars
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Food banks

'We're at breaking point': Food banks see record number of first-time users as demand soars

It's truly heartbreaking how often food bank guests are punished because they can't find work
Volunteers at Earlsfield Foodbank sort food in crates in the middle of a church
Charlotte White

It's truly heartbreaking how often food bank guests are punished because they can't find work

Food bank appeals for donations with 'joyous' remake of The Twelve Days of Christmas
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Christmas

Food bank appeals for donations with 'joyous' remake of The Twelve Days of Christmas

King Charles III: 'My birthday wish for our people and planet'
King Charles in Black and White
King Charles III

King Charles III: 'My birthday wish for our people and planet'

Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can't sustain this level of poverty for much longer
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Sabine Goodwin

Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can't sustain this level of poverty for much longer

Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting's rise amid cost of living crisis
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Cost of Living Crisis

Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting's rise amid cost of living crisis

Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain’s biggest food banks facing closure by Christmas
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Food banks

Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain’s biggest food banks facing closure by Christmas

Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre
Cost of Living heroes
Cost of Living Heroes

Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre

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