Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford called on the public to “put party politics aside and worked together to find a long-term sustainable solution to child food poverty in the UK” after Conservative MPs refused to back a Labour motion to provide free school meals over school holidays until 2021 earlier this week.
Following the defeat, Rashford, who has become the public face of the campaign, has been inundated with messages from councils, businesses and organisations pledging to feed disadvantaged families over October half term next week.
Liverpool City Council was among the first to agree to continuing providing school meals during the holidays.
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