With thousands in Greater Manchester living in poverty we warn Sunak and Truss: Don't turn your back on the North

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“They know mum might go without her tea to make sure they have something.” That’s the reality for children in Greater Manchester.

Headteacher Steve Marsland says he hears stories like this from young pupils all the time. "This summer is going to tip so many families living on the breadline over the edge,” the head at Russell Scott Primary School, in Denton, says.

And is it any wonder in Greater Manchester - a region where one in four children are living in poverty? BREAKING: Major incident declared after human remains discovered by demolition workers in Oldham In Manchester that statistic is even worse with almost half - 42 percent - in poverty.

For their parents, it’s a daily struggle. In Wythenshawe, one mum struggled so much to make ends meet - despite working at a shop five days a week and at a pub on Friday and Saturday evenings - that she had to light candles after running out of electricity.