“Nasty party is back”: Rayner criticises Tory MP’s “sneering” Rashford comment
Angela Rayner has criticised Natalie Elphicke after the Conservative MP suggested in a WhatsApp message that England footballer…
Marcus Rashford
Lessons to be learned. Starmer draws parallels between Democrats and Labour
“The Democrats’ path to victory was paved by a broad coalition,” Keir Starmer has written in The Guardian. Arguing there…
Schools will continue to help the vulnerable even if the government won’t
Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke has said that he didn’t vote to extend free school meals during holidays in…
Labour not giving up as thousands rally behind free school meals campaign
It has been a busy weekend for Marcus Rashford, whose call to action has seen thousands from across…
5 terrible Tory excuses for not extending free school meals this week
The Conservatives voted down, by a majority of 61, a Labour motion this week to extend free school…
“Child poverty is a pandemic of its own” – Kate Green’s free school meals speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the House of Commons by Shadow Education Secretary…
Child hunger doesn’t stop for the holidays. Extend free school meals
NHS surcharges for migrant workers. The A-level results fiasco. The evictions ban. The government has been forced to…
More U-turns, and government continues campaign to deprive children of food
Anyone else feeling dizzy? This government has done so many U-turns that 2020 feels like some sort of…
PM resists calls to extend free school meals despite mounting pressure
Labour launched a ‘Holidays Without Hunger’ campaign over the weekend, with a petition demanding that the government continues funding free…
Why free school meals and Marcus Rashford’s intervention matter
As one of a small number of MPs who received free school meals, I know better than most…
