US EditionRachel Reeves dismisses reports universal free school meals could be axed in cost-cutting drive
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce spending cuts in her spring statement, impacting government departments including education.
- There were 1.6 million children who received universal free school meals last year, according to estimates by the Department for Education.
- Critics, including Labour MP Diane Abbott, criticized the reported cuts as cruel, arguing that they would leave vulnerable children hungry.
- Rachel Reeves denied reports of cutting universal free school meals, stating that the government is expanding free breakfast clubs in primary schools.
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Could free school meals be cut in the Spring Statement?
Universal free school meals for the youngest children could be at risk in the Spring Statement tomorrow, reports claim.
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