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The Department for Education said the programme was being paused just five weeks after being unveiled as a milestone moment in the fight against Covid-19.

There was an outcry last week over pictures on social media of food parcels containing just £4 or £5 worth of food intended to last a child a week.

Labour has called on the Government to “put your trust in mums and dads” by giving the families of children on free school meals £15 per week to pay for lunches while schools are closed. There was an outcry last week when images emerged on social media of food parcels containing just £4 or £5 worth of food intended to last a child a week. Opening an opposition day debate on free school meals, Labour’s shadow education secretary Kate Green urged ministers to “sack the companies” whi...

Labours shadow education secretary Kate Green urged ministers to sack the companies which provided those meals and give the money to parents instead.

There was an outcry last week over pictures on social media of food parcels containing just £4 or £5 worth of food intended to last a child a week.

Labour has called on the Government to “put your trust in mums and dads” by giving the families of children on free school meals £15 per week to pay for lunches while schools are closed. There was an outcry last week when images emerged on social media of food parcels containing just £4 or £5 worth of food intended to last a child a week. Opening an opposition day debate on free school meals, Labour’s shadow education secretary Kate Green urged ministers to “sack the companies” whi...

Exclusive: DfE to pause £78m programme weeks after it was unveiled as ‘milestone moment’

Ministers have been warned that, with the possible exception of schools, there is unlikely to be any relaxation of the lockdown at the first formal review point next month.

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The Voice reports that English professional footballer and philanthropist of Kittitian descent has called for a review into free school meal parcels by the government. He has been joined by some of the UK’s top celebrity chefs in a call to end “child food poverty.” Rashford has had support from the likes Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall…