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

Lib Dems back free school meals campaign, piling fresh pressure on Labour

Keir Starmer says UK can't afford free school meals despite 'no brainer' call

Girl, 7, writes tear-jerking 'sad and sleepy' plea to Rishi Sunak for free school meals

Primary pupils beg Rishi Sunak for free school meals for all to help hungry kids

School nurses and dentists warn children's health deteriorating due to hunger

Majority of Labour members back free school meals for all primary school pupils

Labour under pressure to put free school meals in its general election manifesto

2 million kids eligible for free school meals with numbers up 40% since Covid

Labour MP who knows stigma of free school meals urges Keir Starmer to extend them

Parents hit by £39 weekly bill for school uniforms and supplies for secondary kids

Parents hit by 'cost of eating crisis' as price of school lunches rockets by a third

Senior Tory MP issues warning over 'growing' funding gap for free school meals

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'Extending free school meals is an investment in the potential of every single child'

Tesco chief says giving free school meals to more needy kids is a 'no brainer'

Hundreds of thousands of children to get free meals during the school holidays

Barmy rule that means parents on Universal Credit better off if they cut hours at work

Free school meals offered to all pupils aged 3 to 14 in London borough

Andy Burnham says Labour must put free school meals vow in election manifesto

LETTERS: 'I would genuinely be happy for my taxes to be spent on free school meals'

EastEnders star Michelle Collins to deliver free school meals expansion plea to No10

Chef Tom Kerridge backs free school meals call and slams rules excluding poor kids

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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.