Marcus Rashford forced a government U-turn on holiday food vouchers back in June, but the Manchester United star only appears to be getting started on his fight to end child hunger and food poverty

Marcus Rashford has launched a petition to calling on the government to extend free school meals in his latest attempt to end child poverty.

The Manchester United star has been extremely vocal in his plea over the last few months, and was even awarded an MBE last weekend for services to vulnerable children.

Rashford isn’t done yet though, and has made an appeal to the public to give him his full backing as he tries to help those most in need in the UK.

“Whatever your feeling, opinion or judgment, food poverty is never the child’s fault,” he said. “Let’s protect our young.