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    The Independent‏Verified account @Independent 20 Sep 2015

    George Osborne 'to scrap free school meals for infants' - despite pledge in 2015 Conservative manifestohttp://ind.pn/1OnffOm 

    11:10 pm - 20 Sep 2015
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    • original chills Shak Ahmed Peter Hiett Toufik drkophyr Dan Deej Bill Gauld  #ForTheMany #RejoinEU ✊🏻❄️ Bec Graham
    92 replies . 1,454 retweets 233 likes
      1. Fra Hughes.‏ @electfrahughes 20 Sep 2015
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        @Independent thatchet took awsy free milk now no food for babies while the rich employ nannies the pooremoloy desperation

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      1. Keith Brunt‏ @keithbrunt 20 Sep 2015
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        @Independent There is no poor child that Osborne is not prepared to sacrifice to sate the vicarious greed of his rich friends. Disgraceful.

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      1. Scrap the Mayor‏ @Mary4Mayor1 20 Sep 2015
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        #Con #sTories “@Independent George Osborne 2 scrap infants' free school meals' despite pledge in 2015 Cons manifesto http://ind.pn/1OnffOm ”

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      1. Rebecca Moriarty‏ @becky_murray13 20 Sep 2015
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        @Independent conservatives are going back on every pledge they made in manifesto why because they don't plan on winning the next election

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      2. S.R.V‏ @SkipperVenn 20 Sep 2015
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        @Independent @labourpress going back on pledges that got them elected? How can we let them get away with this?

        1 reply . 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Linda‏ @sugarloaf147 21 Sep 2015
        Replying to @SkipperVenn

        @SkipperVenn @Independent @labourpress Cos our democracy f..ked there is nothing we can do. Bring decency back to public life, vote Corbyn

        1 reply . 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Nothing to see here‏ @Anonymous0208 20 Sep 2015
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        @Independent taking food out of kids mouths? #nevertrustthetories

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      2. Louise‏ @WeeesieC 20 Sep 2015
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        @Independent '@George_Osborne to stop free #schoolmeals How shortsighted is this man? Has he any idea the strain it will put on the #nhs

        1 reply . 1 retweet 5 likes
      3. Bob Wilson  💙‏ @UncleBobW 20 Sep 2015
        Replying to @WeeesieC

        @WeeesieC @Independent @George_Osborne That's probably his idea as an excuse to sell it off cheap to his mates

        0 replies . 2 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Bob Wilson  💙‏ @UncleBobW 20 Sep 2015
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        @Independent @labourpress Not a surprise to me. All who voted Tory hang your head in shame

        1 reply . 8 retweets 22 likes
      3. Sisterhood‏ @sisterhooduk 21 Sep 2015
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        @UncleBobW @RedThunk @Independent @labourpress First they came for the free school milk... then they came for the free schools meals...

        0 replies . 3 retweets 1 like
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