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A poll conducted in the week after Rishi Sunak called the General Election found more than three quarters support universal provision of free school meals in primary schools

A poll for the National Education Union found nearly nine in 10 (88%) parents outside London backed universal provision of free lunches in primary schools across England

An estimated 900,000 school age children who live in poverty miss out on free school meals, according to research from the Child Poverty Action Group

London Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals he will fund 'lifeline' universal free school meals for primary pupils for another year after a pilot in the Capital's schools

London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled £140 million plans to extend universal free school meals for the 2024/25 school year, after piloting the approach in state-funded primaries across the Capital from September

Ark Walworth Academy Principal Jessica West told the Mirror how critical free school meals are for pupils at her school in Southwark, south London

The ministerial 'merry-go-round' triggered by the chaotic collapse of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss's Governments led to bumper payouts in the Department for Education

A study by the Education Policy Institute think tank today lays bare the gulf between kids from different backgrounds, including how poorer children are more than 18 months behind wealthier pals

A host of well known faces today throw their weight behind the Mirror's push for Free School Meals for All to end child hunger and boost children's life chances

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who received free school meals as a child, has expanded the provision of free lunches to all pupils in state-funded primaries in the capital

The majority of both prospective Labour and Conservative voters are in favour of extending eligibility immediately to all those from families receiving Universal Credit

Drawing on responses from over 9,000 teachers, the charity FareShare said teachers across England 'feel they have no choice but to step in to help hungry children'

The campaigning footballer, who twice forced Boris Johnson into U-turns over free school meals during the Covid pandemic, said he wished the Government had acted sooner to feed hungry children

The celebrity chef told the Tories to 'just fix it' and stop kids going hungry as he called for free school meals to be rolled out to all children living in Universal Credit households

Six out of 10 (62%) voters want the Labour leader to throw his weight behind mounting calls to make free lunches universal for primary school pupils to ensure no child gets left behind

Labour's Deputy Leader, who received free school meals as a child, said she wanted all primary kids to be eligible for the benefit but said there was 'not an endless supply of money'

The party's education spokeswoman Munira Wilson told the Mirror that supporting the policy was a "no-brainer" which boost children's health and concentration in class

Dozens of MPs, activists and school children gathered outside the gates of No10 to hand over an open letter to the PM calling for free school meals for all primary school pupils to prevent kids from going hungry

The overwhelming majority (94%) of respondents from the School and Public Health Nurses Association, and the British Dental Association, backed extending free school meals to all primary kids so they don't go hungry

A YouGov poll for the National Education Union (NEU) of 1,017 Labour members found 89% support ensuring all primary pupils get a free school dinner to ensure kids don't go hungry

Dozen of Labour MPs and peers have signed an open letter by the Mirror and the National Education Union urging the party to honour its conference pledge to roll out free school meals universally

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'

State education is free but the cost of uniform, learning materials, school trips, packed lunch and transport sets most parents back at least £39.01 per week per secondary school child and £18.69 per primary child

Free school meals funding has failed to keep up with the rising cost of food meaning schools are forced to make up the difference from teaching budgets, it has been warned

A former minister will use a Westminster Hall hearing on Tuesday to air concerns about the cost to schools, as the Mirror ramps up our Free School Meals For All campaign