A British Army veteran is on hunger strike outside Reading train station to ‘show people their future’ should the Government fail to tackle the cost of living crisis.

Prabhdeep Singh, 39, from Reading, stopped eating on Monday morning to draw attention to low wages, spiraling energy bills and record profits made by energy companies.

He accused the Conservatives of acting like monarchs and turning the country into a jungle similar to those he was trained to survive in.

“I call it a hunger strike, but I am actually trying to show the future of the common people if we don’t fight back. This is what is going to happen,” said Mr Singh, 30 hours into his seven-day strike.

“The situation we are in at the moment is miserable.”

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He continued: “I can’t sit back watching the news: who’s going to be the next PM? No. Next PM is not going to help. A change of face is not going to help the issue, a change of policy will do.”

Reading Chronicle: Prabhdeep Singh inside a tent outside Reading station, where he will spend each day and night until midday on Sunday Prabhdeep Singh inside a tent outside Reading station, where he will spend each day and night until midday on Sunday

He said the Government is only looking after their rich friends, energy bosses, by failing to implement a windfall tax on energy firms nor raising wages to fight inflation.

Oil giant BP recorded its highest profit in 14 years last week, Reuters reported, and British Gas owner Centrica made profits in the first half of 2022 which were five times higher than those in 2021, according to INews.

Europe’s largest oil company, Shell, made almost £10bn in profits between just April and June, the publication reported.

Mr Singh said the final straw was watching Elsie on Good Morning Britain, a widow who eats one meal a day and rides a bus to stay warm due to the rising cost of living.

Reading Chronicle: Prabhdeep Singh, middle, and his two cousinsPrabhdeep Singh, middle, and his two cousins

“She worked through her whole life for this country and the day has come where she has to resort to eating one meal a day.”

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“We the people, we need to be looked after, we brought you into power and you have to look after our survival. We don’t want to see a 77-year-old lady resorting to one meal a day. This is England. We are a rich country.”

He said he founded Fight 2 Survive four days ago, based on the name of a booklet given to soldiers in the jungle when he served as an army dentist in combat zones between 2007 and 2015.

“This world is becoming like a jungle now. I am trying to tell the people that you have to fight in order to survive.

He added: “Sitting on a hunger strike, people can look upon you and think you are trying to gain empathy or sympathy, but I want to tell the people I am fighting. Fighting is not only with a weapon, fighting is with the willpower as well. I am fighting with my willpower.”

Conservative MP for Reading West Alok Sharma did not respond to a request for comment.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy did not respond to a request for comment.

During the Conservative leadership race, Rishi Sunak has said he had “no doubt” extra support would be needed to get people through the winter, while Liz Truss insisted her priority was tax cuts.