1 in 7 people in Britain skipping meals or going without food, TUC study finds

MORE people are going hungry because of rising costs, with four million children living in homes without adequate access to food, research reveals.
A new poll by the TUC has found that one in seven people across Britain are skipping meals or going without food, rising to one in four in some parliamentary constituencies.
Birmingham Ladywood has the highest number of people at nearly 30 per cent, followed by Dundee West, Glasgow and Rhondda.
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