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Marcus Rashford MBE! Manchester United striker recognised in Queen's birthday honours list for work in feeding underprivileged children... before urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to extend free school meals scheme over October half-term

Marcus Rashford has urged the Prime Minister to do more in the fight against child food poverty after becoming an MBE in the Queen's birthday honours.

The Manchester United and England star has been recognised for his work in feeding underprivileged children, which included forcing Boris Johnson into a U-turn over providing free school meal vouchers for 1.3million kids during the summer holidays.

However, Rashford fears that an even greater crisis is looming — with the end of the Government's furlough scheme threatening mass unemployment that could leave families without food — and he wants Mr Johnson to extend the voucher system over the October half-term break.