"The snark cheese sandwich amid the food crisis shows the Conservative Party is still the bad party"

Workers, professionals, people with children, living in one of the richest countries in the world cannot afford basic commodities and must use food banks.

This week Keir Starmer discussed his response to the cost of living crisis without giving any details

What's your late night specialty? You know, back from the pub, you don't want to handle sharp utensils, convenience over aesthetics, a quick shot of protein and carbs before bed.

For me it is - and always has been - a fishfinger sandwich, preferably on white bread, with gravy.

For a long time it was ketchup, then I had a brown phase, now it's Heinz Curry. But I am, as always, open to suggestions.

Sandwiches are never far from my mind. Probably the greatest human invention. Top five, at least.

Ann Widdecombe said that people who can't afford a cheese sandwich shouldn't have one (

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The most expensive sandwich in the world is a cheese sandwich, according to Guinness World Records. The Quintessential Grilled Cheese was served at Serendipity 3 restaurant in New York in October 2014.

The bread consisted of two pieces of French champagne bread, infused with Dom Pérignon and gold flakes, with white truffle butter.

The cheese was the very rare caciocavallo podolico and the sandwich was served with a lobster and tomato bisque on the side. It cost $214 (£132.64), so it will probably cost more now.

Maybe that's what Ann Widdecombe had in mind when she was asked about the cost of living and said that people who can't afford the ingredients for a cheese sandwich shouldn't have some.

This is the best example of the absolute disregard the Conservatives have for people right now. You can dress it up.

Some cheerleaders talk about "realism" and people having to deal with inflation. But it's not that. This is contempt.

Ms Widdecombe, previously famous for being dragged around like a sack of potatoes and, before that, for insisting that pregnant prisoners be handcuffed when giving birth in hospital, represents a particular strain of the party curator.

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