Michael Gove is among those criticising Simon Clarke - the former levelling up secretary - who says he stands by his remarks suggesting nurses using food banks are not budgeting properly.
A former cabinet minister has doubled down on his criticism of nurses using food banks after his comments were branded"disgusting, heartless and out of touch".
Mr Clarke, who earns more than £84,000 a year as an MP, has been rebuked by his successor Michael Gove, NHS staff and the Royal College of Nursing -Mr Gove told Sky News:"I would never criticise nurses for something like that." "I have constituents i.e armed forces, bin men, bar staff, care workers, bus drivers, pensioners etc who can all live on less. Am I missing something?"
He said nurses often come from university with"the excess of £50,000 worth of debt from training" while their pay packets are being squeezed by rising rents, mortgage rates, fuel and food prices.
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