Reform council leader threatens to report cafe owner to police after feeding children for free
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A Reform UK council leader has threatened to report a cafe owner to the police after feeding children for free.
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Barry Ashley, owner of the Grumpy Cook in Hastings, claims to more than 70 free meals a day, handing a lifeline to families during the summer holidays.
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Those "in need" are not even required to prove they are in poverty or on benefits because Mr Ashley "doesn't like the stigma that goes with that".He made the move after Reform's East Sussex County Council "shamelessly" chose to stop handing out school holiday meal vouchers to those in need over July and August.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say His cries against the council echo those of Labour MP Helena Dollimore, who has also kickstarted a campaign to reinstate the free meals after the authority scrapped the initiative."Hastings is one of the poorest towns in the country.
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And it is by every measure it's a deprived town.
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