UNITED! UNITED!
Brits flock to help Rash kids And your coughs up £ 2k
COMPASSIONATE Brits stepped in where the Government failed yesterday and vowed not to let kids go hungry in half term.
BRITAIN united behind Marcus Rashford’s call for free meals for children in the school holidays.
And the response shamed MPS who rejected the footballer’s poverty- busting mission.
Cafes, pubs and restaurants across the country have now teamed up to feed youngsters throughout half term.
Fast food chain Mcdonald’s led the way by donating one million meals for struggling families across Britain.
Boss Paul Pomroy said: “In these challenging times it’s more important than ever to support those most in need.”
Manchester United and England ace Rashford, 22, who was awarded an MBE after forcing a Government U- turn on free school meal vouchers over summer, said he was “blown away” by the support.
And he spent much of the day retweeting the names of businesses joining in.
“Selflessness, kindness, togetherness, this is the England I know,’’ he tweeted.
“Add £ ENDCHILDFOOD POVERTY to your tweets so I can track them. I will share as many as I can.’’
Fiona Crump, 56, who owns the Castle Beach Cafe in Falmouth, Cornwall, said: “I’ll be making pack lunches like children would take to school.’’
Actress Tamzin Outhwaite, 49, offered to cook and deliver meals. And comic Johnny Vegas, 50, said: “I feel ashamed on behalf of a nation allowing any child to go hungry.”
A TORY MP has suggested free school meal vouchers are being spent in brothels and crack dens. Ben Bradley, who voted against free school meals, tweeted the aid “doesn’t reach” the kids in his Mansfield constituency who need it most.