Footballer ‘truly overwhelmed’ by support he has received after Tory MPs voted down free meals proposals

Tech companies and a local authority in Boris Johnson’s constituency are among the latest to throw their weight behind Marcus Rashford’s growing campaign to end child food poverty.

The 22-year-old England star has said he is “truly overwhelmed” by the groundswell of support his initiative has received, after Conservative MPs voted down proposals to provide free meals to vulnerable children during the school holidays.

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