Trussell Trust must stop speaking out against poverty

Trussell Trust volunteers in Glasgow.

"A bullying Government official threatened to close Britain’s largest food bank provider for criticising welfare cuts."

"The head of the Trussell Trust, Chris Mould, said he was warned by "someone in power" to stop attacking the benefits system or "the Government might try to shut you down".

"His disclosure comes just days after Tory MPs demanded action against Oxfam for running a campaign on poverty levels."

"Mr Mould said the Christian trust, which runs more than 400 food banks, was berated by the Government at a face-to-face meeting in 2013 for highlighting how benefits reforms led to more families going hungry."

"He told the Panel on Independence in the Voluntary Sector of "ongoing efforts to belittle the organisation", including an "angry" phone call from Iain Duncan Smith’s office in 2011."

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