And he revealed new figures which show that "devastatingly" child food poverty is getting worse, rather than better. Data from The Food Foundation shows that more households with children are experiencing food insecurity than in the first wave of the pandemic. “Whilst we’ve come a long way in the last 20 months, placing the issue of child food poverty at the forefront, devastatingly, the issue is getting worse not better," he said. The 23-year-old also became the youngest person to top the Sunday Times Giving List by raising £20 million in donations from supermarkets for groups tackling child poverty. The campaign encourages the public to visit Rashford's campaign website endchildfoodpoverty.org/write-now and follow the steps to write to their local MP.

Source: Daily Mirror September 05, 2021 22:52 UTC