Marcus Rashford, who plays football for Manchester United and England, spearheaded a campaign for the Government to provide meals for children during the school holidays
The fact Boris Johnson had to be shamed by footballer Marcus Rashford into feeding England’s 1.3 million free school-meals pupils during the holidays is a damning indictment of an out-of-touch PM.
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