In 2020, at the peak of his playing career, this 22-year-old forward wrote an open letter about being hungry as a child — and forced a national government into a U-turn on free school meals. Twice.
The full story
In June 2020, Marcus Rashford's open letter to MPs prompted the UK government to reverse course and fund free school meal vouchers through the summer holidays; a second U-turn on holiday food support followed later that year. He was awarded an MBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to vulnerable children.
The clues we handed out
— The first reversal came in June, over food vouchers for the summer holidays. A second followed that autumn.
— He was made an MBE at 22 for the campaign, and later received it from the heir to the throne.
— He grew up in Wythenshawe and came up through the Manchester United academy.
— The child-hunger petition he fronted drew over a million signatures.
— Initials: M.R.
How this case played
ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 67. Three strikes to name Marcus Rashford, with a free clue
unlocked after every miss.
*A blind item you can check. Every puzzle is drawn from the public record —
court records, official rulings, and moments that unfolded on live television — and the
records are linked above. Allegedly.
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