Marcus Rashford writes to Boris Johnson to warn child food poverty endangers stability of country
Telegraph, 01 Sep 2020
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson he risks 'the stability of the country' unless he takes further action on child food poverty.
Having successfully lobbied for the extension of free school meals for underprivileged pupils throughout the school holiday, Rashford’s campaign has accelerated with the formation of the Child Food Poverty Task Force alongside 12 of the country's leading supermarket chains and brands.
And the 22-year-old has written a powerful and passionate letter to the Prime Minister and each Member of Parliament issuing three recommendations for the national food strategy.
His letter is endorsed by the chief executives of Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Co-op, Asda, FareShare, Food Foundation, Lidl, Iceland, Aldi, Deliveroo and Kelloggs, all of whom have joined the task force.
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Having successfully lobbied for the extension of free school meals for underprivileged pupils throughout the school holiday, Rashford’s campaign has accelerated with the formation of the Child Food Poverty Task Force alongside 12 of the country's leading supermarket chains and brands.
And the 22-year-old has written a powerful and passionate letter to the Prime Minister and each Member of Parliament issuing three recommendations for the national food strategy.
His letter is endorsed by the chief executives of Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Co-op, Asda, FareShare, Food Foundation, Lidl, Iceland, Aldi, Deliveroo and Kelloggs, all of whom have joined the task force.
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