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Man Utd star Rashford forms taskforce with food brand giants to combat child food poverty

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has formed a taskforce with England's food brand giants to combat child poverty across the country.

Rashford campaigned to extend free school meals for vulnerable children earlier this year, and the government eventually allowed the initiative to continue outside of term time amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The 22-year-old wrote an impassioned letter to members of parliament while drawing on his own experiences as a child, and received a positive response from Great Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson.

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However, the England international still feels that many families are in need of extra help, and has appealed to MP's to look into the issue even further.