The council promises free school meals after footballer Marcus Rashford’s campaign

“If the government doesn’t fund the money – we’ll do it,” said Marcus Rashford, a footballer who has campaigned for councils, cafes, restaurants and bars to provide food for children at free school meals in England over the mid-term holidays. (Subscribe:

Conservative MPs have approved a vote in favor of extending the bond scheme this week, but several local authorities have said they will pay for their own children’s meals, including Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham. Tonight, the UK government said it had extended the right to free school meals to more than a dozen other children for decades – as well as increased welfare support. ———————– Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News .

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