School meals: Government has ‘moral obligation’ says food tsar

Henry Dimbleby, the Government’s food tsar, said ministers need to do more to tackle food poverty Boris Johnson’s own food tsar yesterday accused him of ‘not doing enough’ to prevent children going hungry – as he urged Downing Street to spend £1.2 billion tackling the problem. Henry Dimbleby, the co-founder of the Leon restaurant, demanded … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: How darkly ironic that free school meals were a TORY idea… shot down by the Left

Who dismissed a ground-breaking report on a new initiative to extend free school meals to Britain’s neediest children, saying it was greeted with ‘at best eye-rolling and at worst exasperation’? Some hard-hearted member of the Tory Party for whom those living in poverty have only themselves to blame? A diehard critic of the welfare state … Read more

Allies say Boris Johnson ‘WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children’

Allies of the Prime Minister say he will u-turn and provide more funding to feed poor children amid a backlash of Tory MPs threatening to join forces with Labour. Boris Johnson has been battling with the prospect of a major revolt over the refusal to extend free school meals over the holidays – as a petition … Read more

Allies say Boris Johnson ‘WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children’

Allies of the Prime Minister say he will u-turn and provide more funding to feed poor children amid a backlash of Tory MPs threatening to join forces with Labour. Boris Johnson has been battling with the prospect of a major revolt over the refusal to extend free school meals over the holidays – as a petition … Read more

Top children’s doctors blast government for its refusal to extend free school meals over holidays

Thousands of doctors have slammed the government for refusing to extend free school meals over the holidays – as a petition by Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford nears 800,000 signatures. More than 2,000 paediatricians have today signed an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging a rethink over the policy. In the letter, organised by … Read more

Top children’s doctors blast government for its refusal to extend free school meals over holidays

Thousands of doctors have slammed the government for refusing to extend free school meals over the holidays – as a petition by Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford reaches more than 700,000 signatures. More than 2,000 paediatricians have today signed an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging a rethink. In the letter, co-ordinated by the Royal … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: Samantha Cameron reveals her battle to keep her skirt from blowing up

TALK OF THE TOWN: Ex-PM’s wife Samantha Cameron reveals her battle to keep her skirt from blowing up as she walked down Downing Street By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:24 BST, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 00:35 BST, 25 October 2020 Being an MP’s wife is … Read more

Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive

Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive as MPs spark outrage and Downing Street refuses to back down – but poll shows 71% of voters support the footballer’s campaign Downing Street said it would not back down on the free school meals campaign   Two Tory MPs criticised for controversial remarks about Marcus … Read more

Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive

Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive as MPs spark outrage and Downing Street refuses to back down – but poll shows 71% of voters support the footballer’s campaign Downing Street said it would not back down on the free school meals campaign   Two Tory MPs criticised for controversial remarks about Marcus … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s old boss at Goldman Sachs ‘is in the running’ to become £160,000-a-year BBC chairman

Rishi Sunak’s old boss at Goldman Sachs ‘is in the running’ to become £160,000-a-year BBC chairman Richard Sharp believed to be applying for the prestigious role at the corporation The multi-millionaire Tory donor worked with the Chancellor at banking giant It comes as George Osborne has pulled out of the race for the high-profile role  … Read more