A group of women have begun a five-day hunger strike outside parliament to highlight the plight of thousands of mothers struggling to feed their children.
The women who braved the rain in central London on Sunday said they were doing so to demand free school meals for all children.
In their publication, The Mother’s Manifesto, they highlight that many mothers are currently skipping meals to ensure their children do not go hungry.
Rosie Holtom, 42, said she usually wakes up on Mother’s Day and has breakfast in bed prepared by her four-year-old son and her partner, but this year because she is participating in a hunger strike, she No breakfast.
“Today we stand in solidarity with the mothers who are going without food in this county,” Ms Holtom said.
“This is so shocking. As a mum, all you want to do is feed your child and do the best you can. All mums know how much their children can eat. Imagine not being able to provide snacks for your child, or having to Watch them starve.”
According to 2022 figures from the Food Foundation charity, 25.8% of households with children have experienced food insecurity in the past month, affecting an estimated 4 million children in the UK.
The women taking part in the peaceful protest want to ensure all children have enough to eat through the introduction of free school meals and universal credit to cover essentials.
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Emma Hopkins, 55, who organized the protest, said: “I would say we are facing multiple crises at the moment, including climate, ecological and social crises.
“But the future is not yet determined – we can change the future, we know we can and we must.
“That’s why we’re taking this action, because we want to create a future where no child goes hungry, where no child dies of hunger.”
Women at the meeting said it was not just a national problem but a global one, and called on the government to keep its promises on foreign aid, climate change and a loophole-free windfall tax on oil and gas companies’ records. profit.
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Rahella Cutting Benmeir, 53, a British-Israeli, said: “In a country with all the resources, it’s impossible to realize that one in four families is struggling to raise a child. Struggling”.
She also highlighted the ongoing food insecurity issues in the Middle East and said hunger was being used as a “weapon”.
Women taking part in the Mother’s Manifesto protests are planning a hunger strike from Sunday to Thursday and are due to meet with MPs in parliament at 11.30am on Tuesday to discuss next steps.
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