FREE SCHOOL MEALS CAMPAIGN U-turn
The word “U-turn” was trending worldwide on Sunday on Twitter after the UK government changed its stance on football player Marcus Rashford’s campaign to provide free school meals to needy children during the Christmas holidays.
After Tory MPs previously voted down a Labour bid to extend support to struggling parents through the October half-term, cafe and restaurant owners, and councils all stepped up to provide meals to disadvantaged children during the holiday.
The 23-year-old Manchester United star said on Sunday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson called him the previous day to tell him that £170 million ($224 million) was being set aside to help support upport his campaign. Rashford shford is being hailed as a “hero” ero” for forcing another government nment U-turn. Despite the announcement, many Britons were upset at what they said aid was a government attempt ttempt to “sneak out the e news” amid the he US election results. @Bearded Genius tweeted: “It doesn’t need repeating, but @ MarcusRashford ord is incredible.
Making this country a better place to live in. Facing a barrage of personal attacks from Tory MPs just because he wants to stop kids going hungry, and then forcing them into a U-turn again.” @BenJolly9 tweeted: “Congratulations to Marcus Rashford on his relentless campaign against child hunger that has forced Boris Johnson to perform another U-turn.”
@EnglandExtra tweeted: “Marcus Rashford has forced a government U-turn to provide free school meals to disadvantaged children in England during the Christmas holidays. Whoever you support, we should all be grateful that this guy represents our country on and off the pitch.”
@AmenTesfay tweeted: “No more perfect time to bury a embarrassing U-turn. But Marcus R Rashford smashed it.”
@MalksVoice twee tweeted: “It says a lot that the gov’t got into a position w where they would wan want to ‘sneak’ this news out. It should be a good news story, somethi something they can brag a about. But no. B Because of w what was said in the last for fortnight, it’s an em embarrassing U-turn. Showing h humanity u under duress.”