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Marcus Rashford calls Full Time on child food poverty in new campaign

Marcus Rashford calls Full Time on child food poverty in new campaign The footballer-turned-activist and chef Tom Kerridge have put their weight behind the initiative, which aims to put an end to food poverty and features an identity by The Clearing 26/04/2021 7:38 am No child should have to go to bed hungry, but the UK’s latest statistics on child food poverty highlight a systemic problem that urgently needs tackling. Pre-Covid, 30% of all children across the country were living in poverty, while food insecurity in families with children has increased dramatically in lockdown. With politicians largely failing to rectify the situation amid the pandemic, grassroots campaigners have been speaking out and applying pressure to the UK government. Perhaps the most high profile example is Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford, who called on the government to change its policies on free school meals during the holidays in lockdown and narrated a child poverty campaign for Ald

Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge are an online dream team

“Oh, no,” groans Marcus Rashford with a huge smile. “I just knew you would bring that up.” Over a Zoom call with Manchester United and England s celebrated anti-child poverty activist and his new wingman, Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Tom Kerridge, GQ couldn t resist reminding Rashford of the last time we met him, when he gave us a demonstration of his incredible ball skills. Specifically, meatballs. It was at Marcus old school, Button Lane Primary in Wythenshawe and Jack Monroe was giving him a cooking lesson before handing over his GQ Man Of The Year Campaigner Award. That must have been where he developed a grown-up taste for home cooking, I joke. Rashford laughs and Tom confirms that the young footballer has already shown he has a few skills in his locker.

Back To Basics : Marcus Rashford s New Project To Fight Food Poverty

Full Time “Sometimes, a lot of young people are afraid of making mistakes,” says Marcus Rashford. “When I was younger, my brother always told me: ‘If you’re not making mistakes, you can never be the player you want to become.’ So I’m trying to use those same words from him in this environment – and it’s working.” The professional footballer is speaking at the launch of his latest project to fight food poverty. At just 23, he’s already successfully campaigned for the extension of free school meals in the school holidays, plus secured better food vouchers for young, low-income families. And he’s not stopping there.

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