Summerhill Academy on the Bristol 24/7 website

When MP for Bristol East Kerry McCarthy announced the expansion of free breakfast clubs to three more schools in the city on Facebook in December 2025, the reaction online was swift – and often scathing.

“It’s not ‘free’, the taxpayers are paying for it,” one person wrote. Others asked why “parents weren’t bothering to feed their kids” or suggested schools were picking up the slack for parents who are “ducking their duties”.

To read the full story on the Bristol 24/7 website click here.