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Richard Walker: "Food insecurity is inevitably on the rise"
The boss of Iceland says it's important to put people in need first over profits
Figures from the British Retail Consortium show that food inflation soared to a record 11.6% last month. They come from a survey which suggests that, overall, shop prices were 6.6% higher in October than the same time last year.
Today's Amol Rajan speaks to Richard Walker, Managing Director of Iceland Foods. He is on the candidates list for the Conservative Party, and is supporting a campaign to extend free school meals to all children whose parents are on Universal Credit.
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