The school meals scandal took a further twist today as footballer and campaigner Marcus Rashford called for an urgent review of the government's policy.
Man United star Rashford said in an open letter to No 10 signed by 40 NGOs, charities, education bodies and celebrity chefs, the system needed looking at again.
It came after an incident-filled week that saw one school meals provider's fare branded 'appalling' after one of its hampers went viral.
In the letter to the Prime Minister, Rashford welcomed the 'robustness' of his response to the 'inadequate' meal parcels being provided by some private companies.
But the letter said that after a series of problems - including over vouchers and the holiday provision of meals - had arisen during the pandemic, it was the right time to 'step back and review the policy in more depth'.