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'Detached from planet earth!': England rugby star Courtney Lawes slammed over deleted tweet to Marcus Rashford telling people to be 'financially secure and preferably married' before having children

England rugby star Courtney Lawes has been slammed on Twitter for suggesting the struggle to feed children highlighted by Marcus Rashford could be solved by people 'being financially secure and preferably married before having kids.'

Rashford has forced the Government into a U-turn over meal vouchers for disadvantaged children reliant on school meals during the Covid-19 crisis, a scheme that will now continue over the summer holidays.

The England and Manchester United forward reacted to Boris Johnson's announcement by tweeting: 'I don't even know what to say. Just look at what we can do when we come together.