All primary school pupils in England must get access to free school meals to stop an epidemic of child hunger, the Daily Mirror demands today.
Our joint campaign with the National Education Union is urging new Prime Minister Liz Truss to offer a lifeline to hard-up families by making sure no youngster is left starving.
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of NEU, said: “Children cannot learn if they are not eating properly. It’s time Government takes responsibility for a decade of austerity.”