Council leaders call for funding for free school meals over Easter

Councils in England have been told they will have to find the money for meals themselves

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City leaders have said some of England’s most vulnerable children could hungry over the Easter holidays because the UK government is refusing to fund free meals.

Councils have been told they can continue to provide free school meals during the break if they want to but will have to find the money themselves.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2X9zp8U