Commenting on the campaign by the footballer Marcus Rashford to
force the government to act and prevent holiday hunger this summer,
Unite national officer for local government Jim Kennedy said:
“Marcus Rashford is doing an incredible job in exposing how out of
touch this government is but it shouldn't have to be left to this
young man to shame the government into doing the right thing.
"The public will be watching on in horror as government
ministers defend the policy of...Request free trial
Commenting on the campaign by the footballer Marcus Rashford to
force the government to act and prevent holiday hunger this summer,
Unite national officer for local government Jim Kennedy
said:
“Marcus Rashford is doing an incredible job in exposing how out of
touch this government is but it shouldn't have to be left to this
young man to shame the government into doing the right thing.
"The public will be watching on in horror as government
ministers defend the policy of denying support to hungry children
over the summer school holidays.
"Holiday hunger is already at scandalous levels in this country;
the coronavirus crisis will make this even worse as unemployment
rises and even more families struggle.
"It is simply not good enough for the government to pass this
responsibility down to already hard-pressed local authorities.
"The £63 million that the government says it has provided local
authorities will not go very far when divided across the 343
competing bodies.
"The prime minister should intervene now. The
vulnerable children in Scotland and Wales will be fed
this summer. Do the right thing for England's children, now."
