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Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told a committee of MPs he was ‘absolutely disgusted’ by one parcel received by a mother.

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has said he was “absolutely disgusted” by the standards of some food parcels sent to children on free school meals, and promised to support any school taking action against suppliers. Mr Williamson said he was ready to “name and shame” any suppliers providing sub-standard packs, and confirmed that a national voucher scheme will be launched next week to give schools the option to scrap food parcels. Meal...

The Prime Minister said photos of low-value meals delivered during the lockdown were an ‘insult’ to parents.

The under-fire schools food provider has apologised and vowed to raise standards after parents railed against the paltry lunches it was sending their children.

“We MUST do better,” Marcus Rashford said after images of the parcels circulated online.

The Department for Education says it is investigating free school meals packages supplied to struggling families, after pictures appearing to show their “woefully inadequate” contents were widely shared on social media. Children’s Minister Vicky Ford said she would be “urgently” look into the matter after one mother posted an image of a parcel which was estimated to contain just over £5 worth of food. The row kicked off after a tweet from a user...

Minister gives council a year to show it can keep control of children’s services following improvements Immediate threat of transfer of services to trust removed from West Sussex after commissioner finds progress under new director and warns removing services from authority will risk deterioration Vicky Ford, the childrens minister (credit: Chris McAndrew / Wikimedia Commons) Government plans to turn West Sussex council’s children’s services over to an independent trust have been put on ...

“We MUST do better,” Marcus Rashford said after images of the parcels circulated online.

Priti Patel insists rules are clear as she confirms 45,000 fines have been issued Save Follow Priti Patel said the police were "moving quickly" to tackle rule-breakers in a new Government enforcement drive. Speaking at a Downing Street briefing on Tuesday, Ms Patel said the UK had reached a "critical moment", but that if people did not follow Government guidance there was a risk the NHS could be overwhelmed. Her statement came after Derbyshire Police rescinded fines for two women who travelled ...

Home secretary declines to say why this lockdown not as tough as March; only day with higher deaths reported was last Friday