The whinging has being going on for YEARS, it's not just something that has started "overnight".
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Footballer Marcus Rashford is pledging to continue his campaign to see free school meals given to children during all school holidays in England, after the government rejected the idea.
The Manchester United and England forward says his call - part of an effort to end child food poverty - is "not going to go away anytime soon".
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Nothing to do with the pandemic. It's just being used as an excuse.
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But asked about the campaign on Thursday, a Downing Street spokesman indicated ministers would not provide free school meals to children in the Christmas break, saying: "It's not for schools to regularly provide food to pupils during the school holidays."
The spokesman added: "We took that decision to extend free school meals during the pandemic when schools were partially closed during lockdown. We're in a different position now with schools back open to all pupils.
"We believe the best way to support families outside of term time is through Universal Credit rather than government subsidising meals."
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Senior Tory MP Rob Halfon, chairman of the Education Select Committee, said on Twitter the government response was "very disappointing... We need a long-term plan to combat child food hunger, especially given 32% of families have had a drop in income since March."
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They get money SPECIFICALLY for the children, what they actually spend it on is another matter. They've had increases and it supposedly hasn't solved anything, so chucking more money at them, isn't going to work either.