MPs in plea to government over UK's Covid-19 stockpiling

Cross-party politicians ask No 10 to safeguard food supplies for NHS and emergency staff Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMPs, academics, charities and those who work with vulnerable people are piling pressure on the government to ensure food and other essentials are reaching those most in need as concerns over the consequences of rampant stockpiling grow.One hundred and fifty cross-party MPs and peers have written to the government asking for it to “show t