A Merseyside MP is calling on new prime minister Liz Truss to roll out free school dinners for all primary school children.
Labour's Kim Johnson said the cost of living crisis is driving families into poverty "at an escalating and alarming rate" and "children are going hungry right now".
The Liverpool Riverside MP will lead a commons debate on the issue later.
The Department for Education has been contacted for comment.
"UK food prices have just hit the highest levels since the 2008 global financial crisis. Children are going hungry right now. They simply cannot afford to wait for this government to keep dragging its feet," she said.
