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Marcus Rashford to keep campaigning after Manchester United star forces Government U-turn on free school meals

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Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has vowed to continue campaigning after his actions led the Government to reverse their decision over free school meals.On Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a U-turn over not extending the voucher system over the summer, announcing the launch of a new Covid Summer Food Fund to pay for lunches for all 1.3 million children on free meals in term for the duration of the holidays.Such a decision came after Rashford had written a passionate open letter to MPs and campaigned tirelessly for the change on social media.In partnership with food poverty and waste charity FareShare, the England international had already helped to raise £20million to enable three million meals to be provided for.

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