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Unicef to feed Britain's children for first time in history
Labour MPs say situation is a ‘disgrace’ for one of the world's richest countries

UNICEF – the UN’s Children’s Fund – will provide humanitarian aid to Britain’s hungry children for the first time in its 70-year history, the charity announced yesterday.

Labour MPs branded the siutation a “disgrace” for one of the richest countries in the world.

Unicef will help to feed the children of about 1,800 south London families over the school holidays as part of its first-ever domestic emergency response.

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