Sir Keir Starmer vowed to tackle child poverty “with the same vigour” as the last Labour government when challenged over his refusal to immediately axe the two-child benefit cap. His
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The seven Labour MPs who defied the Government by backing an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap have lost the whip. Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain,
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Sir Keir Starmer said there is “no silver bullet” to end child poverty but that “it’s good that we’re having a debate” about the two-child benefit cap as he faces
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Child poverty in working households has increased by more than 1,300 children a week since 2010, according to a new study. A report released on Tuesday by the Trades Union
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Scotland’s First Minister has challenged Scottish Labour to stand up to Sir Keir Starmer in demanding an end to the two-child benefit cap. John Swinney (pictured) has said the 2017
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The number of children affected by the two-child benefit cap will rise by a third over the next five years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned. The limit currently
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Labour has pledged an “ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty” but has faced criticism for not vowing to scrap a Conservative policy long-blamed for keeping children in such a situation.
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Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has urged the next UK government to “be bold” in tackling child poverty, starting with increasing the country’s capital budget to boost housing. Addressing MSPs as
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Scotland’s former chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone has been appointed to head up a drive to deliver donations of millions of pounds worth of household goods to Scottish families in
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The number of emergency food parcels handed out across the UK in a single year has reached its highest level, at more than three million. The Trussell Trust food bank
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