The Manchester United and England player had pressed the government not to stop a meal voucher program at the end of the school term in July. The 22-year-old cited his own childhood experience of relying on free school lunches and food banks. Johnson, seen during a daily coronavirus briefing Tuesday, agreed to continue funding meals for poor students over the summer holidays. The government now says it will continue the voucher program over the summer in England at a cost of 120 million pounds ($206 million). Government pressured to respondUntil Tuesday, Johnson's Conservative government had refused to budge, pointing out that it has earmarked an extra 63 million pounds ($108 million) for local authorities to support vulnerable families.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2020 18:33 UTC