Critics attack free meals cost
Concerns are being raised about the Government's ability to afford a £1 billion giveaway handing all children under eight free school meals alongside a likely tax break for married couples.
Report authors tweet pride over free school meals
The authors of the original School Food Plan which called for the introduction of free school meals have praised the Government for introducing free meals for infant school children in England.
Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, who co-authored the Government-commissioned review into school meals, tweeted their pride at the new policy:
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Infant school children to receive free school meals
Every child at infant school in England will receive a free school meal from next September, Nick Clegg announced today.
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Free school meals show Lib Dems' influence on Coalition
The policy fits in with what the Lib Dems have been trying to get across - that the party are having an effect in the coalition.