From Middlesbrough to Cornwall, cafe owners have reacted to Marcus Rashford’s campaign
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Liam Wright likes to put himself in other people’s position when thinking about different political issues. But when it comes to Marcus Rashford’s campaign to extend free school meals into the school holidays, he doesn’t need to. “I come from a sort of similar background. We saw struggles, and we had to pay for school meals and things like that when we were growing up.”
Wright, owner of the Homemade Deli in Middlesbrough, immediately wanted to offer help hungry children in his area after he heard that a motion to provide 1.4 million disadvantaged children in England with £15-a-week food vouchers during half-terms and holidays until Easter 2021 was voted down by the government last week. The small business had supported around 40 families by Thursday.
