More than a million of England's poorest children will get free meal vouchers over the summer holidays after a massive Tory U-turn.
Boris Johnson dramatically caved in today to demands from campaigners and 22-year-old footballer Marcus Rashford. The Manchester United star captured hearts with a moving letter describing his own upbringing by a single mum - and urging to PM not to let kids go hungry.
Pressure had mounted as the government refused to heed his demands, instead promising a £63m council pot that wouldn't help every child.
Now the government has U-turned and poured an extra £120m into a one-off "Covid summer food fund". The fund will extend the current £15-a-week supermarket vouchers, handed to parents of poor children who