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Oct 28, 2020 · Marcus Rashford petition to end child food poverty signed by over 1m people This article is more than 3 years old It comes as pressure builds on government to U-turn on free school meals
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Jun 16, 2020 · Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Marcus Rashford has raised over £20 million for charity and has now successfully campaigned for 1.3 million children to retain their free school meal vouchers. His work will save lives. He is 22. Let's get Marcus onto the 2021 New Years Honours list.
October 2020 : Marcus Rashford launches a parliamentary petition to #EndChildFoodPoverty,which is signed by over 1.1 million people. November 2020: Following a major public campaign, Government announces a funding package to help alleviate child food poverty. January 2020: Marcus and 50 organisations call on Government to review school food policy.
Jan 21, 2021 · The Petitions Committee has launched an inquiry into child food poverty, to consider issues raised in an e-petition started by Marcus Rashford entitled: "End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry." The petition has so far gained over 1 million signatures. The Committee’s inquiry comes as the government announced a financial support package in November 2020 for vunerable ...
Jul 12, 2021 · Natalie Elphicke, the Tory MP for Dover and Deal, made the comment about Marcus Rashford in a message to MPs after the Euro final. Elphicke said: "They lost - would it be ungenerous to suggest Rashford should have spent more time perfecting his game and less time playing politics."
Jun 16, 2020 · The government has changed its mind and will continue a food voucher scheme in England during the summer holidays, following a campaign by Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford ...
Oct 17, 2020 · Marcus Rashford 's petition urging the government to act to end child poverty has surpassed 250,000 signatures, just two days after it was launched. The parliamentary petition calls for food to be ...
