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Labour slams Tories over vote on EU aid for UK food banks

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Labour slams Tories over vote on EU aid for UK food banks Empty Labour slams Tories over vote on EU aid for UK food banks

Post by Irn Bru Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:11 am

Conservative MEPs have voted against EU aid for Britain’s food banks – the European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority – 592-61 – to endorse the fund today (25 February), with Conservative MEPs among the few opponents.

The government had already sought to block the fund in inter-governmental negotiations, and won a concession that the money can be used for “immaterial” not “material” aid, which it has said it will use. In practice that means Britain’s food banks will be blocked from claiming from the £3 million fund allocated to the UK.

MEP Richard Howitt, who helped negotiate the fund, said: “It defies belief that David Cameron’s government has sought to block a fund for ‘the most deprived’ and their MEPs have voted against it today. And even after it is agreed they will still prevent Britain’s food banks from claiming from it.

“The cost of this government’s anti-European ideology, coupled with its bitterly felt cost-of-living crisis, is literally taking food from the mouths of children.

“By taking the cash for other ‘immaterial’ projects, they are only demonstrating how immaterial it is to meeting true need in the country. It is sheer hypocrisy for the government to oppose the EU fund saying it is their own job to provide help – but then refusing to do so.”


http://www.eureporter.co/politics/2014/02/25/labour-slams-tories-over-vote-on-eu-aid-for-uk-food-banks/

Just how low can these people get? It's as bad as taking the food out of the mouths of people who are desperate and in need of help.

Of all the things this disgusting government have done this ranks up there near the top along with the refusal to apply for much needed aid for the flood victims.

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Post by Guest Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:15 am

FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How bloody dare they! We elect them, to work for us, not against us. Who the hell do these people think they are? Just to try and con people into thinking the EU can do nothing for them.

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