Majority of parents want free school meals for all primary school children
Pupils coming to school so hungry they're falling asleep as headteacher says it's 'heartbreaking'
Kids so hungry they're 'eating rubbers or hiding empty lunchboxes' due to lack of free school meals
Majority of parents demand free school meals for all primary school children
Free school meals full eligibility rules explained including who gets help automatically
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'No child should suffer the indignity, pain and disadvantage of hunger'
Sadiq Khan will roll out free school meals for all primary pupils for another year
Inside the London school ensuring secondary pupils get free school meals
Payouts for Tory ministerial 'merry-go-round' could fund 13,500 free school meals
Poorer children '18 months behind wealthier classmates by the time they leave school'
Mark Drakeford piles pressure on Keir Starmer over free school meals
Keir Starmer told free school meals for all primary kids is a 'no brainer'
Ed Sheeran and Kate Winslet unite to back fight for free school meals for primary kids
Two thirds of school staff are seeing more pupils without enough money for lunch
Nearly 300,000 London kids to get free school meals in boost to hard-up families
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'My family relied on free school meals so I know the difference they will make'
Jamie Oliver calls for free school meals as poll shows Labour and Tory voters want them
One in four teachers forced to bring in food into schools to help hungry kids
Marcus Rashford says poor kids missed out due to Tory flip-flopping on free school meals
'I've lost all my money to packed lunches': Dinner lady backs free school meals call
Jamie Oliver backs free school meals for vulnerable kids - and tell Tories 'just fix it'
Pressure on Keir Starmer as voters urge Labour to back primary free school meals
Angela Rayner admits she'd 'love' free school meals for primary kids as Labour hold out
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You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.The Mirror is calling on the government to provide free school meals for every primary pupil in England.
Children should not be the victims of the cost of living crisis. They should not have to pay the price because their parents cannot afford to put food on the table or heat the family home.
The Scottish and Welsh governments are introducing universal free school meals, and it’s time England did the same.
Free school meals for all primary-age children would save parents vital pennies – money which could be used to pay for warm clothes, school activities or heating.
It would reduce the bureaucracy attached with decide which pupils are eligible. Most importantly, it would mean every child have the chance to flourish.