{"id":229006,"date":"2025-03-24T15:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T15:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rachel-reeves-says-she-doesnt-recognise-reports-of-means-testing-free-school-meals\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T15:04:53","slug":"rachel-reeves-says-she-doesnt-recognise-reports-of-means-testing-free-school-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rachel-reeves-says-she-doesnt-recognise-reports-of-means-testing-free-school-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Reeves says she &#8216;doesn&#8217;t recognise&#8217; reports of means-testing free school meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/d-8kzMMDx3g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Reeves says she 'doesn't recognise' reports of means-testing free school meals\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d-8kzMMDx3g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has denied the government is to stop offering universal free school meals, amid reports the education budget will be hit by cuts in the spring statement this week.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, school lunches are funded for all children in reception to year two, but it&#8217;s been claimed the chancellor was considering changes which would means-test the benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Reeves has denied the accusation, insisting Labour is the party that&#8217;s helping working families and children with the introduction of free breakfast clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-live-starmer-speech-ukraine-zelenskyy-war-trump-welfare-cuts-tories-reform-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#labourparty #ukgoverment #skynews #politics #education #chancellor <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has denied the government is to stop offering universal free school meals, amid reports the education budget will be hit by cuts in the spring statement this week. 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