British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday criticized the “dishonorable” packages of free school meals sent to British families who needed them during the closure across the country and said he works with the company that provided the meals for solve the situation. His comments come after Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford shared photos of the meager food packages earlier this week.
Rashford, who has been battling child hunger in the UK during the pandemic, on Monday highlighted the quality of meals families received. After a Twitter user posted a photo showing two carrots, a slice of sliced bread, three apples, two bananas and some other items: supplies that were said to be meant to feed a family for 10 days, the 23-year-old quoted a tweet, saying era “unacceptable. “
In another post, Rashford said the meals “were not good enough”.
“Then let’s imagine that we expect children to learn from home. Not to mention the parents who sometimes have to teach them that they probably haven’t eaten anything so that their children can … WE HAVE to do better. That’s 2021, ”he wrote.
The tweets showing the meals received criticism online, prompting Chartwells, a free school lunch company, to do so. apologize Wednesday.
Rashford also told his Twitter followers on Wednesday that he had a conversation with the prime minister, who “assured” Rashford that he would study “correcting the problem.” Johnson also tweeted that the company agreed to “reimburse those affected.”
“I totally agree with you, Marcus Rashford, these food packages don’t meet the standards we set and we’ve made it clear to the company involved that this is embarrassing,” he said.
However, Rashford, who as a child depended on the free school meal program, urged an examination of the system in general.
“Our eyes are open. Now is the time for a full and complete overhaul of the free school meal system,” he said.
According to the BBC, the packages are supposed to contain food that parents can use to prepare healthy meals for five days, and children of all ages may be eligible if they live in households that receive income-related benefits.