Thousands of children return to school this week in a worse health and development state than when the summer term ended and the holidays began, senior clergy and campaigners warn today.
More than 20 signatories from a wide range of organisations have called for the government to put an end to ‘holiday hunger’ in Britain.
In a letter in the Telegraph organised by Church Action on Poverty, they cite first-hand accounts of children returning to school in a worse educational, health and developmental state than when they ended the previous term.
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