Plaid Cymru has criticised the Welsh Government following confirmation that it has has scrapped support for free meals for children during school holidays “indefinitely”

Education Minister and First Minister Candidate, Jeremy Miles, announced that support was being scrapped in a statement on Thursday (29 February).

The Government had been subject to a judicial review after initially providing free meal support for children throughout Covid, and then cancelling this support on the eve of the summer school holidays last year.