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Lib Dem Conference: Free school meals - how much more is in the cash stash?

NASUWT | NASUWT

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Commenting on the announcement to be made today at the Liberal Democrat Conference on free school meals for all infant school children, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union, said:

“The announcement of free school meals for all infant school children is very welcome.

“Unfortunately, this does not atone for the Liberal Democrats complicity in removing the entitlement of children and young people to be taught by a qualified teacher, axing the funding for access to further education, tripling university tuition fees and slashing child benefit.

“Questions also need to be asked about how much more cash is in the stash that they clearly have for pre-election giveaways at a time when ordinary families are suffering real hardship and more and more children each year are being plunged into poverty.”

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