Nursery World - Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

Footballer Marcus Rashford has launched a new campaign calling on MPs to back recommendations to end child food poverty.

Footballer Marcus Rashford is urging people to contact their MP and support measures to end food insecurity for families

Mr Rashford has launched the #WriteNow campaign, which encourages the general public to contact their MP and encourage them to support three recommendations in the National Food Strategy to help alleviate food insecurity being experienced by families.

The three recommendations the England international footballer is supporting are:

Mr Rashford, a child food poverty campaigner, is calling on the Government to urgently support the recommendations and include the funds needed in the Spending Review, expected next month.

More families suffering from food insecurity

His campaign comes as new data from The Food Foundation shows that more households with children in the UK are experiencing food insecurity than in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

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