Some of Greater Manchester’s nearly 300 food banks (Photo: Lars Bevanger)
This week, a group of mothers went on hunger strike outside parliament in London to highlight the level of food poverty in the UK. More than half of people who depend on state benefits now say they cannot afford enough food. Luckily, thousands of volunteers work with food banks and social enterprises to help – although they hope that one day they will no longer be needed. This is my report for Inside Europe on Deutsche Welle: