Corbyn attacks May over food bank usage

"Corbyn attacks May over food bank usage" is an excerpt from a debate in the British Parliament, taking place on 28 May 2019. The debate is between Prime Minister Theresa May from the Conservative Party and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn from Labour.

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- There are major health and poverty issues in the UK
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- Corbyn's viewpoint: The government's policies are responsible for the poverty crisis
- May's viewpoint: The government's policies help job creation, and job creation is the best way to fight poverty

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Though the video is short, it does present a bit of information about the current state of affairs in the UK.

There are major health and poverty issues in the UK

In the opening section of the video, Jeremy Corbyn lists some information about the situation in the UK:

...life expectancy has fallen by six months, infant mortality is rising and up. This month, we've also learned that a record 1.6 million food parcels were given out last year alone. (00.01-00:14)

These numbers paint a negative picture of the current state of UK society, as they indicate that both a health crisis and a poverty crisis exists.

Viewpoints in this source

Note that this source contains a debate between two speakers of opposing views, and therefore it also contains two very different viewpoints o...