Boris Johnson has resolved to take on Tory MPs today after he rejected an England footballer’s plea for the government to offer free school meals to disadvantaged children in the summer holidays despite the threat of a Commons rebellion.
Marcus Rashford, 22, a striker for Manchester United, called for the free school meal voucher system to be extended over the summer. Labour will today push for a vote on the issue in the Commons and warn that it would be “deeply callous” not to take the “small step” of offering the children support.
It is believed that the measure over the six holiday weeks would cost about £120 million. The government furlough scheme to help businesses is expected to cost up to £80 billion.
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