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THOUSANDS of feeding stations for hungry children opened across England today as the government stubbornly stuck to its decision to deny them free school meals over half-term.
A huge and spontaneous mobilisation of volunteers took place nationwide to feed hundreds of thousands of the 1.4 million vulnerable and deprived youngsters who qualify for free school meals.
A number of Tory MPs who voted last week to deny children food by not extending free dinners into the holidays faced a backlash in their constituencies.
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With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK