To want everyone to know the names of the MPs who voted against feeding hungry children?

[WrongKindOfFace]

Remember Marcus Rashford and his campaign to extend free school meals? Yesterday all but a handful of Tory MPs voted against extending free school meals over the school holidays until Easter 2021. You can see if your MP is amongst them here: votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/Division/896#noes

Whatever your thoughts on what parents should be doing some children are going to go hungry. Why punish the children because of the sins of the parent? And remember most people on benefits are in work.

Plus there is a bloody pandemic. We’re in unprecedented times. People who were just about managing are now on the bones of their arse.

We have billions to spaff up the wall on a useless test and trace system, or useless Ppe but we can’t feed a few hungry kids. And le’t not forget that the MPs voting against this get subsidised meals and can claim for their food on expenses.

@Happyhusband

Giles Watling. And to think his one big role was in a working class sitcom .

Another reason that show was shit.

I’m glad to see my MP voted yes. Why would abstaining from voting be seen as a positive
move, out of interest?

I don’t think it’s better to have abstained rather than vote against it, you’re being a bloody coward who can’t support it but won’t take the stick. Cowards.

my MP is there too . Not surprised sadly

@Janus sorry not near the top - under the graphs.

@poorbuthappy thank you - off to look!

@Wtfdidwedo

Our political system is just fucking ridiculous. You don't even really need to look at most votes to know 95% of Tories voted one way and 95% of Labour voted the opposite way. What's the point of electing MPs to "represent us" in parliament. They don't. They just vote the way the party is expected to vote.

Proportional representation needs to be a thing. It won't be, but it should be.

@Janus my thoughts exactly

Be fair!

They can't award themselves a pay raise to spend in their subsidised restaurant and bar AND feed starving children.

The bast*rds.

@GetOffYourHighHorse

'I'm proposing all ignore this posters comments on this thread.'

Good for you mutha. You can of course ignore me if you can’t engage intelligently, there's no need to 'propose' it. You'll be shouting order next.

I wonder why MPS votes aren't anonymous to prevent the witch hunt evident on here and other platforms.

Why the fuck shouldn't I want to know how my democratically (supposedly) elected MP voted in the names of us, her constituents?

General Elections are by secret ballot, as they should be, but MPs' voting records on laws that directly affect the public they are serving most certainly shouldn't be.

Anyway, it is no surprise that my useless and wishy washy Tory MP is on the list of Noes! She always just toes the party line. When I wrote to her complaining about the Dominic Cummings debacle at the start of lockdown her response was simply that he had explained himself now and that should be fine!!!

Do people vote Tory and then expect their MPs to be compassionate? Did all of you expressing your outrage vote for other parties?

Having said that I do think that in this pandemic while employment, furlough etc is all over the place then Government should stump up for the next 6 months

Oh, that is nice of you.

@ZoeTurtle

Do people vote Tory and then expect their MPs to be compassionate? Did all of you expressing your outrage vote for other parties?

Yes.

I totally agree with you OP.

On the one hand, at least the Tories have moved on to slagging off the absent parent rather than the parent who stayed! But still, how is that the children’s fault?

And what about all of that unpaid CMS debt? Maybe they could do something about making absent parents pay rather than just paying lip service.

Really horrible and heartless, especially when money can be found to throw at their crownies for making systems that don’t work!

Mine voted yes. But Labour, and reasonably aware of her consituency's needs.

I am so incredibly angry and upset. How can you vote no to feeding a child for goodness sake? What. The. Fuck?!

Do people vote Tory and then expect their MPs to be compassionate? Did all of you expressing your outrage vote for other parties?

All and I mean all the other parties made themselves unelectable..

There's outrage for them all.

Choices seemed to consist of - vote for reduced funding in education and refusal to feed hungry children, or pick a party that doesn't believe in facts or safeguarding of children .

Like chosing between being shot or stabbed

@RubbishQueen

I am so incredibly angry and upset. How can you vote no to feeding a child for goodness sake? What. The. Fuck?!

I haven’t been as angry for a long time. And there’s been lots to be cross about.

This is random and not fair at all, but a pity that in the areas where the MP voted 'aye', children are entitled to this extension to FSM and sadly those in an area that voted against go without.

That would hold your local MP to account!

In some of the NE's most deprived communities, a Tory MP was elected (some for the first time ever) because the Tory party promised to 'level up'. Voters would really see and feel the impact of their vote ...and think again next time.

look at their smug little pcitures my mp also voted against

My MP voted against her party. I'm surprised, and pleased. We've been labour for years and it's nice to see a Tory MP come in, listen and do good tbh.

Unsurprisingly, my disgusting waste of skin local MP is on there.

I am horrified (but not all that surprised) that the Children’s & Health ministers voted ‘no’. Foul human beings. I don’t know how they sleep at night.

@GetOffYourHighHorse, no that’s incorrect. The FSM capitulation by the government following MR’s campaign was for children to receive FSM vouchers during the summer holidays when they would not have been in school.

My MP voted against.
I'm really disappointed as he generally is a good MP and really gets involved in the community.

I don't think school meals should be extended over the holidays. I say this as a mother of 3 kids living in a council house in east london. The whole point of free school meals (hot meals) is to ensure kids can learn as best they can. Obviously you need a full tummy for that. But during the school holidays and weekends, I might give them beans on toast or cheesy bread for lunch, and I'm sorry but that does not warrant a voucher from the local supermarket to pay for it. I work but also get child benefit, and my child benefit easily covers a couple tins of baked beans and loaf of bread.
I'm sorry to disagree with you, but I am entitled to my opinion and Marcus Rashford is entitled to his. What does he think kids have for lunch, bloody smoked salmon!