Food bank charities in the UK have criticized the poverty “scandal” in Britain after disturbing new statistics revealed that hundreds of Britons died from hunger and malnutrition last year. Data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed that 391 people died from hunger or malnutrition in 2015, a 27 percent increase compared with 2006. Press TV reports: Hospitals treated 746 patients for malnutrition last year, an average of two per day, according to UK government figures. British Health Minister Nicola Blackwood confirmed the figure in a written statement in Parliament. The Trussel Trust – a charity based in Salisbury, UK, that co-ordinates the only nationwide network of food banks in the country – condemned the findings. “It’s a scandal that people living in the sixth largest economy in the world are going hungry, which is why we’re working to engage the public, other charities and politicians from all parties to find solutions to the underlying causes of food poverty,” Trussel Trust chairman Chris Mould said. “Some people have been missing meals for days at a time; others have been unable to afford certain food groups or have sacrificed quality for long periods of time to keep costs down,” Mould [...]
