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Watch – Skating contestant takes down government over free school meals live on Dancing on Ice

In response to the trolls, after his comment, he tweeted: "To the people who want to be cross with me - you were never going to be my friend."

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-01-18 13:31
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Children have gone hungry because of Gavin Williamson’s “incompetence” as Education Secretary, Labour has said, ahead of a Commons debate on free school meal provision.

Shadow education secretary Kate Green accused her opposite number of letting parents down “time and time again”.

Labour will use an opposition day debate in the Commons on Monday afternoon to say that eligible families should be guaranteed to receive the full value of free school meals throughout the year, including during the holidays.

The debate comes after public outcry last week when images of boxes for children containing just £4 or £5 worth of food intended to last a week were shared online.

The Government faced further controversy over guidance published on the Department for Education website stating schools do not need to provide parcels or vouchers over the February half-term break.

Instead, it said families eligible for free school meals would be supported through the Government’s Covid Winter Grant Scheme run by councils.

Dancing on Ice

Then last night comedian Rufus Hound used his appearance on ITV’s Dancing to tell the government, and the viewers at home, what he felt about their policy towards hungry children and free school meals, which has been heavily criticised.

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Hound was responding to a question from presenter Philip Schofield about whether he thought his dancing routine was a bit mad.

He told viewers: “Mate, we live in a world where people we elect don’t want to feed hungry children, so this is the least mad thing that’s happened to me in a long time!”

Rufus Hound shaming the government on #dancingonice 👏👏pic.twitter.com/SVxe4jKkBG

— Jono Read (@jonoread) January 17, 2021

Reactions

1.

Congratulations @RufusHound. You had us in tears. Utterly deserved. The perfect speech from the loveliest bloke❤️#DOI

— Jayne Sharp (@Jaynesharp) January 17, 2021

2.

Rufus Hound to Pip Schofield on whether his #DancingOnIce routine was crazy.
“Mate, we live in a world where the people we elect don’t want to feed hungry children. This (routine) is the least crazy thing.”
Going in blade first on the Tories on a light entertainment show.

— Ian Hyland (@HylandIan) January 17, 2021

3.

The way Rufus Hound just called out our government for not feeding hungry children, this man has won already #DancingOnIce

— lo ♡ (@loisewoodward) January 17, 2021

4.

I don't want Rufus Hound to stop being political.

I don't want Miriam Margolyes to stop being political.

I don't want Maxine Peake to stop being political.

I don't want Marcus Rashford to stop being political.

I do want to live in a society where their voices are less needed.

— Prof Gayle Letherby 💙 #PeaceAndJustice (@gletherby) January 18, 2021

He was hit was a number of comments from trolls and replied with: “To the people who want to be cross with me – you were never going to be my friend. I wish it were different, but such is the world we now live in. To everyone else, thanks for all your lovely messages. I will try to keep doing funny ice dances for you x.”

https://twitter.com/RufusHound/status/1350928837564051458

In response comedian Danny Wallace tweeted: “Anyone cross with you for having fun, skating on ice, standing up for hungry kids… well, they’d be cross with a lollipop lady. x”

Anyone cross with you for having fun, skating on ice, standing up for hungry kids… well, they'd be cross with a lollipop lady. x

— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) January 17, 2021

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