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Jun 16, 2020 · In a statement "to all MPs" posted on Twitter, Mr Rashford said he was "thankful" that they had given families "one less thing to worry about".
Jun 16, 2020 · In a statement "to all MPs" posted on Twitter, external, Mr Rashford said he was "thankful" that they had given families "one less thing to worry about".
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Dec 19, 2020 · He then wrote an open letter to MPs, urging the government to reverse a decision not to provide free school meals during the summer holidays.
Oct 26, 2020 · Marcus Rashford has disputed government claims he has been in contact with the prime minister over his new campaign to provide meals for children during school holidays.
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Unwilling to back down, Mr Rashford penned a moving open letter to MPs detailing his experiences of childhood food poverty. Despite his hard-working mother’s efforts, the family “relied on school breakfast clubs, free school meals, and kind actions of neighbours and coaches”. Mr Rashford, who scored on his United debut in 2016, wrote: “The system w...
In April, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock called on Premier League players to “play their part” during the pandemic and take a pay cut. Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha offered 50 of his buy-to-let properties to NHS staff for free,while other players in the top flight, including Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson and Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane, launc...
Mr Rashford’s success came as Premier League games resumed on Wednesday evening. Players used the occasion to show their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Millions of people have taken to the streets around the world to protest against racial inequality following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being re...
Manchester City and England winger Raheem Sterling has previously raised questions about the lack of diversity in football’s corridors of power. He has also called out racism and unconscious bias in newspaper headlines that, for example, smeared him for buying his mother a house when a white teammate was lauded for doing the same. Mr Sterling backe...
Mr Barnes, who made his professional debut at West Ham in 1980, commended the current generation of players. “Back then, young black footballers fought to survive and thrive – we didn’t have the platform. Comment on footballers was restricted to the back pages,” he said. “Now, players are just as likely to make it on the front pages. As a result, t...
Oct 21, 2020 · Last week England footballer Marcus Rashford launched a petition urging government to make the change. Some Tory MPs criticised the campaign, with Brendan Clarke-Smith calling for less...
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Sep 1, 2020 · Footballer Marcus Rashford has formed a taskforce with some of the UK's biggest food brands to try to help reduce child food poverty. The 22-year-old Manchester United forward successfully...
