Research by the Labour-run London Assembly finds that London boroughs make up five of the top ten UK areas with the highest levels of child poverty.
Child food poverty rates in Tower Hamlets, east London, are close to double the national average, according to a report from City Hall.
The report, Growing Hungry: The Call for a Childhood Hunger Commission for London, reveals that the cost of a grocery shop is currently at a 42-year record high with food inflation above 14 per cent.
Further research from Food Foundation found that food insecurity has doubled nationally in 2022.
London Assembly member, Marina Ahmad, described the findings as “heart-breaking”.
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