Special report by PEOPLE’S WORLD
FROM the red wall of the north to the scudding skies of East Anglia and points south and west, poorer pupils will not receive free meals during school holidays this half-term.
In July, Marcus Rashford forced the Prime Minister into a humiliating U-turn, which delivered the free meals throughout the long summer holidays. Not so in harsher October.
The Prime Minister’s spokesperson insisted it would not be repeated, despite the spread of tougher restrictions across England as coronavirus infections surge, insisting: “We are in a different position now.”
A teaching delegation to Cuba offered IAN DUCKETT a powerful glimpse into a schooling system defined by care, creativity and the legacy of the island’s remarkable 1961 literacy campaign
We cannot refuse to abolish the unjustifiable two-child benefit cap that pushes children into poverty while finding billions of pounds for defence spending — the membership and the public expect better from Labour, writes JON TRICKETT MP
JACKIE OWEN and DYLAN LEWIS-ROWLANDS argue that Welsh Labour conference this weekend is the be-all and end-all moment if Labour wants to avoid a rout at next year’s election


