Jamie Oliver urges politicians to ‘step up to the plate’ on free school meals

Charities have called for free school meals to be extended as parents voiced concerns about having to buy cheaper, less healthy food (Alamy/PA) Almost one in five UK parents said they had to buy their children unhealthy food at least once a week as they could not afford healthier options, according to a survey said to show good meals are “out of reach for too many families”. The research comes as part of a charity campaign backed by celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Tom Kerridge – with the latter branding the free school meal system “broken”..