Hackney mayor promises free school meals to migrant children

Children across the country are being denied access to lunches because of their family's immigration status

THE MAYOR of Hackney has vowed to make sure that the children of migrants get free school meals.

Philip Glanville pledged that the council would no longer deny children access to free school meals, even if it meant funding them.

At a meeting held on citizenship in a hostile environment last week, Glanville said that children from families unable to afford lunches and provide documentation to prove their citizenship or right to benefits had been forced to witness their peers receive school meals.

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