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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

Over 11,000 people sign petition demanding Rishi Sunak extend free school meals

More than 11,000 people have already signed a new petition urging Rishi Sunak to extend free school meals to all primary school pupils to ensure no child goes hungry.

As cost of living pressures clobber Brits, the Prime Minister has been warned that the recent Autumn Statement was a "shameful missed opportunity" to end child hunger.

Around 800,000 kids living in poverty in England miss out on free dinners due to strict eligibility rules, according to the Child Poverty Action Group.

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