COUNTY DURHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs a copy of The Northern Echo for a supporter on a visit to meet newly elected Conservative party MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell at Sedgefield Cricket Club on December 14, 2019 in County Durham, England. Following his Conservative party's general election victory, Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Britons to put years of bitter divisions over the country's EU membership behind them as he vowed to use his resounding election victory to finally deliver Brexit next month. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The government’s decision to continue providing free school meals throughout the summer is rightly being portrayed as a spectacular victory for footballer Marcus Rashford, who has campaigned for support to be continued.
But this U-turn is also a consequence of the collapse of Labour’s ‘Red Wall’ last year.
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