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"We have parents who can't afford to run their washing machine."

Staff from the children's charity Barnardos say that children are wearing hand-me-downs, oversized shoes and pyjamas in the daytime as parents around the country continue to battle the rising cost of living Esther Pugh, Barnardos Project Leader –...

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15.28 27 Jun 2022


"We have parents who can't afford to run their washing machine."


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15.28 27 Jun 2022


Staff from the children's charity Barnardos say that children are wearing hand-me-downs, oversized shoes and pyjamas in the daytime as parents around the country continue to battle the rising cost of living Esther Pugh, Barnardos Project Leader – Esther, joined Kieran and Ivana Bacik,Leader of the Labour Party, to discuss what can be done to combat the on going crisis.


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