London free school meals scheme achieves 100 million lunches

A scheme to provide free school meals to all state primary school children in London has given out 100 million lunches, City Hall says.It was introduced by Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan in 2023 to help families with rising living costs and he has since pledged to fund the scheme throughout his term in office.Each child has so far been provided with 435 free lunches on average, saving families up to £500 a year…