6 hours agoUnbelievable. Marcus Rasford succeeds in sparking rebellion at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Man's famous footballer. United, Marcus Rasford, has become the torch of the campaign to pressure the British government to feed hungry, poor children during school break. And this initiative has already divided the ruling party. This morning, Manchester United star began posting Twitter for [...] families.
This morning, Manchester United star started posting tweets for poor families in Britain, which cannot afford to pay their water and electricity bills, or even feed their children.
The prime minister is facing a growing rebellion by his party after rejecting 22-year-old Rasford's request to expand the plan to provide free school meals during summer holidays, writes The Guardian, translate Periscope.
Robert Halfon, chairman of the education committee, was one of the senior members of the Conservators who supported Rasford.
Speaking to the BBC, Halfon said the government should help poor families by increasing their social and lowering taxes.
He also demanded that the government make the programme for free school foods, calling Rasford's initiative the right <x0th> to become”. /Periscope
