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Tories ‘threatened to scrap new school’ if MP backed Rashford school meal campaign

Tories ‘threatened to scrap new school’ if MP backed Rashford school meal campaign

Stay classy In yet more sleaze and scandal, it has been revealed that Tory whips reportedly threatened to scrap a new school if a certain MP decided to back Marcus Rashford‘s wonderful free school meals campaign The MP in question is the recently-defected Christian Wakeford, who walked across the aisle to join the Labour Party […]

4 years ago

Afghans ‘selling off babies’ as child marriage spikes amid collapse of food supply

Afghans ‘selling off babies’ as child marriage spikes amid collapse of food supply

Reports of child marriage have increased since the Taliban regained control of the country Afghanistan’s collapsed economy is forcing citizens to sell off their kids into child marriage in a desperate attempt to regain some financial control over their lives. Since the Taliban took over the country in August, reports of child marriages and the […]

4 years ago

Mum’s anger at state of £30 free school meals package

Mum’s anger at state of £30 free school meals package

The food packages have replaced the £30 vouchers previously given to families The government is facing intense criticism this morning after images shared online on Monday evening showed what low-income families are receiving as part of the free school meals scheme. A Twitter user named @RoadsideMum shared the image of the food, with which she […]

5 years ago

Marcus Rashford is showing Boris what real leadership looks like

Marcus Rashford is showing Boris what real leadership looks like

At a time of division, Rashford is an example to all of us On Monday morning, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford announced the launch of a task force with the aim of ending child food poverty in the United Kingdom. It is just the latest example of an exemplary young man going above and beyond […]

6 years ago

Government makes U-turn on free school meals after Marcus Rashford plea

Government makes U-turn on free school meals after Marcus Rashford plea

The PM faced pressure after Marcus Rashford’s campaign Prime minister Boris Johnson made a surprising U-turn on Tuesday, as Number 10 announced that the government would extend free school meal vouchers until the end of the summer. Johnson had been facing pressure from senior Conservative party politicians to reverse a decision not to extend the […]

6 years ago