Treasury rejects claims it refused extra £150m for free school meals

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The row at the heart of government over free school meals was laid bare on Monday night when the Treasury insistedTreasury sources said there had been no request from the education secretary for the £150m to provide meals for 1.4 million disadvantaged pupils during the holiday., was irritated at the suggestion his department was to blame for a row that has led to splits in the Tory party and accusations the government is failing to support some of the poorest children in the country.

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The Govt can do one because this was always on the cards to be debated global pandemic or not...so they can stop pretending it was a 'surprise'

Let's see the proof. The words can't be believed.

If Johnson was using the absolute measure of child poverty, then his claim is out of date. Half of this “progress” disappeared in a single year, as the level of child poverty using this absolute low income measure has since increased by 200,000.

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