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Reform council leader condemned for comments criticising free breakfast clubs
The senior Reform figure has criticised the policy which aims to ensure disadvantaged children don’t go hungry at the start of the school day
child poverty
To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
Keir Starmer says he is ‘proud of scrapping the two-child benefit cap and lifting 500,000 children out of poverty’
He also highlighted the achievements of the Labour government, including cutting NHS waiting times, immigration and child poverty by a record amount.
Labour confirms abolition of two-child cap which will reduce child poverty by 450,000
The removal of the cap will benefit 560,000 families by an average of £5,310 per year and reduce child poverty by 450,000, according to the OBR.
Keir Starmer signals two child benefit cap could be lifted
"You won’t have to wait much longer..."
George Osborne slammed as ‘disgusting’ over two-child benefit cap defence
There is now growing pressure on the Labour government to lift the cap ahead of the budget later this month.