Pressure on the government to reverse its earlier decision not to fund the scheme during the summer break had risen in recent days following pleas from the Manchester United striker, who himself experienced food poverty as a child.
Despite the Prime Minister Boris Johnson initially refusing to reconsider the policy, the government announced on Tuesday lunchtime that the scheme will now be extended during the six-week summer break.
In response to the news Rashford, who posted an open letter to MPs on Monday in which he highlighted the plight of struggling families, tweeted: “Look at what we can do when we come together.”
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