London's mayor Sadiq Khan has announced he is launching a £130m scheme to give every primary school pupil free school meals in the capital for the next academic year. The scheme will reach 270,000 more children and will start in September and follows similar decisions by London councils in Newham, Islington, Southwark and Tower Hamlets to offer their own universal free school meals to primary children. Last month, Westminster City Council also began providing free school meals for primary pupils in a scheme set to run for at least 18 months.

Today’s Justin Webb spoke first to Henry Dimbleby, former head of the government’s National Food Strategy, who welcomed the move and the Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan.

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