4 , ▁she ▁suggested ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁hung er ▁and ▁food ▁bank ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁was ▁because ▁" po or ▁people ▁don ' t ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁cook ". ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁statement , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁AP PG ▁on ▁Food ▁P over ty ▁and ▁Hung er ▁which ▁presented ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁food ▁pover ty ▁not ing ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 ▁million ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁struggling ▁to ▁afford ▁food . ▁She ▁later ▁apolog ised ▁for ▁the ▁remark , ▁saying ▁she ▁was ▁speaking ▁without ▁a ▁script ▁and ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁mistake : ▁" What ▁I ▁meant ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁society ▁we ▁have ▁lost ▁our ▁ability ▁to ▁cook ". ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁J enk in ▁attract ed ▁media ▁attention ▁after ▁critic ising ▁ab use ▁received ▁by ▁Conserv ative ▁candidates ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁a ▁debate ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁reg ulation ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁J enk in ▁c ited ▁the ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁candidate ▁being ▁ab used ▁as ▁a ▁" f uck ing ▁T ory ▁c unt " ▁– ▁this ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁word ▁" c unt " ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁ ▁Other ▁roles ▁J enk in ▁is ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁W aste ▁& ▁Resources ▁Action ▁Program me , ▁C ool ▁Earth ▁and ▁Fe eding ▁Britain . ▁She ▁was ▁previously ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of