by Lamiat Sabin
Parliamentary Reporter

THE Tories have again announced that schools in England will not have to supply free lunches to children over February half-term, despite its humiliation on the same question last year.

The new government guidance for children learning at home during lockdown who qualify for free school meals comes after photos of meagre lunch provisions were shared on social media earlier this week.

It sparked uproar over apparent profiteering by private firms such as Chartwells commissioned to provide school meals.