The Labour Party motion has been publically championed by Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford and a number of charities, including Feeding Britain. However, it was defeated 321 to 261 last week, following the government’s opposition to the move.
After one of its trustees, Conservative MP Jo Gideon, voted against the motion, Feeding Britain overhauled its structure to remove all MPs from its trustee roles.
This also includes MPs that backed the motion, Labour MPs Liz Kendall and former shadow children’s minister Emma Lewell-Buck as well as Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens.
A petition with more than 1,000 signatures had also been launched calling for the removal of Gideon, who is MP for Stoke on Trent Central, from the charity’s board.
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