While MPs fought over sending people to Rwanda, the plight of starving children went unnoticed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt's one of the biggest issues facing Greater Manchester and the UK. But in Parliament, it was debated in a room of empty chairs.
While MPs were scrapping over the latest plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in the House of Commons Chamber yesterday afternoon (January 16), child poverty in Greater Manchester was being debated just down the corridor.
But hardly anyone turned up. Manchester MP Afzal Khan, who secured the Westminster Hall debate, spoke of the stark reality in his Gorton constituency where just over half of all children are living in poverty.
The Labour lawmaker told a room of empty chairs that children across the country are going hungry, while five in six low-income households on universal credit are living without some essentials, including a warm home. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
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