Lee Anderson complains family eat McDonald’s

Outspoken Tory MP Lee Anderson has said some families are “abusing” food banks because they also eat out in McDonald’s.

The deputy chairman claimed he has seen one family being helped at a food bank “in McDonald’s two or three times a week” as he criticised their “priorities”.

Mr Anderson: “One particular family I was helping, really helping, and they were going to the food bank two or three times a week to get their groceries and then, you know, I see them in McDonald’s two or three times a week.”

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‘Why are people who use foodbanks also going to McDonalds? ‘ A question asked by @LeeAndersonMP_ in parliament today @ITVCentral @ITVNewsPolitics pic.twitter.com/ksgTORjiZq
— Alison Mackenzie (@Alison1mackITV) March 1, 2023

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Maybe parents think it’s 1 fewer thing to worry about when they’re working 2 or 3 jobs on min wage? Perhaps they’re anxious & the kids lobby for it and the parent relents because they think it’s a treat. The implication is people aren’t struggling. PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STRUGGLING!
— Blue Rose Code (@BlueRoseCode) March 2, 2023

Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson says one family in his local constituency who regularly uses his local food bank, he also sees in McDonalds "two or three times a week."

How is this even possible? Does he have them under surveillance? pic.twitter.com/G5wD6XZ8Nk
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) March 1, 2023

Assuming this happened (it didn’t), what’s the problem? Some people just want poor people to be miserable.

There are people, lots of them, in this world whose happiness depends on the misery of others. https://t.co/5DeQwZISmN
— Michael Scanlan (@ScanlanWithAnA) March 3, 2023

The only time you should look down on people is when you’re offering to help them up

Here Lee Anderson MP demonises the poor whilst eating meals we subsidise for him, living in a home we heat for him & paying for the journeys he makes
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— nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) March 1, 2023

McDonalds is not an insane expensive luxury, folks, it's cheap, calorie-dense food that keeps you full for ages https://t.co/kPcBOGLJQg
— keewa (@keewa) March 2, 2023

Per calorie, processed food is more often than not cheaper than fruit and veg. There is also a saving in gas and electricity, as well prep, cooking and wash up time.

That's before we even start looking at junk food marketing, which assures consumers will feel 'happy'. https://t.co/14eVyrpbrr
— Darren McGarvey (@lokiscottishrap) March 3, 2023

Tired old 'chipshop anecdote' and no doubt a total lie. A Dave down the pub tale. https://t.co/jsV26TVH2Q
— terry christian (@terrychristian) March 2, 2023

If I saw a bloke who looked like Lee Anderson spending hours in McDonald's staring at families, I'd call the police. https://t.co/lkI3HfuusP
— Louis Barfe (@AlanKelloggs) March 2, 2023

They say MPs don't work hard, but there's big Lee Anderson going undercover as Ronald McDonald seven days a week, whispering "target spotted ordering a Happy Meal" into his stripy sleeve to signal Grimace, who's hiding outside in a flower van with a long lens. https://t.co/ildFe6P743
— Stuart Millard (@franticplanet) March 2, 2023

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— Michael Glasper (@michaelglasper) March 2, 2023

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How does Lee Anderson get time to be an MP? He appears to be spending a lot of time following one family around going to McDonalds and watching their eating habits. pic.twitter.com/TG0mt1JTiS
— Adil Ray OBE (@adilray) March 2, 2023

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