A row over school holiday food support centers on Barry Ashley, who runs the Grumpy Cook café in Hastings, and a Reform Party council leader. According to reports, Ashley and Labour MP Helena Dollimore have been criticized after they highlighted concerns that East Sussex County Council ended school holiday meal voucher support. East Sussex County Council chief Andy Woolley tells them he plans to contact police, saying he intends to report Ashley over the way he and others have discussed the issue publicly. Ashley is described as accusing the council of failing children living in poverty. The dispute follows the council’s decision to stop meal vouchers during school holidays, prompting calls for action and public criticism of the council’s approach. The reports frame the situation as an escalation from political and public disagreement to potential criminal scrutiny, with Woolley indicating that police involvement may follow statements attributed to Ashley and the café’s role in providing food for children during the period in question. The outlets present the matter as an ongoing dispute between council leadership and those who oppose the voucher changes.