A NEW law to extend universal free school meals to all primary school children got over its first parliamentary hurdle today.

Laying the Bill before the Commons, Labour MP Zarah Sultana said the legislation was needed to address the “injustice” of schoolchildren going hungry in one of the world’s wealthiest countries. 

She pointed out that nearly one million children living in poverty in England are missing out on hot nutritious meals at school because they are not eligible for the support.