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Manchester United star Rashford thanked by Mayor of London for 'inspiring' free school meals campaign

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has sent a letter to Manchester United star Marcus Rashford, thanking him for the "inspiring" work he's done on his campaign for free school meals.

Rashford recently formed a taskforce with several of England's food brand giants to combat child poverty across the country.

Earlier in the summer, Rashford won a major victory when he forced a u-turn from the UK government, who eventually decided not to stop providing free school meals for around 1.3 million disadvantaged children amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Rashford revealed a letter he received from Khan in a post on Twitter Wednesday, with the mayor saying that he had benefitted from free school meals himself when he was a child.