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Child Poverty

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Commons passes Labour free school meals motion as Tories abstain

MPs have passed a Labour motion calling on the government to ensure 1.4 million children across the country…
Elliot Chappell
18th January, 2021, 10:10 pm
News

Rayner: Tories should be “ashamed of themselves” over Unicef intervention

Angela Rayner has said Boris Johnson and his government should be “ashamed of themselves” for letting children go…
Elliot Chappell
17th December, 2020, 12:53 pm
Comment

Why every council needs a food poverty action plan

After last week’s vote against the Labour motion on free school meals, the surge of support for Marcus…
Jane Middleton
27th October, 2020, 1:50 pm
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Labour not giving up as thousands rally behind free school meals campaign

It has been a busy weekend for Marcus Rashford, whose call to action has seen thousands from across…
Elliot Chappell
26th October, 2020, 11:57 am
Comment

5 terrible Tory excuses for not extending free school meals this week

The Conservatives voted down, by a majority of 61, a Labour motion this week to extend free school…
Andrew Kersley
23rd October, 2020, 5:30 pm
Comment

Universal basic income would offer a safety net as we adjust to the new normal

Google ‘universal basic income’ and 219,000,000 results pop up in an instant. Clearly, the idea of a UBI…
Vincent Lo
23rd October, 2020, 12:50 pm
News

Conservatives reject call to extend free school meals over holidays

The government has voted down – by a majority of 61 – a motion put forward by the Labour…
Elliot Chappell
21st October, 2020, 7:23 pm
Comment

“Child poverty is a pandemic of its own” – Kate Green’s free school meals speech

Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the House of Commons by Shadow Education Secretary…
Kate Green
21st October, 2020, 5:18 pm
News

SNP must end “scourge of child poverty”, says Richard Leonard

Richard Leonard has called on the SNP government in Holyrood to tackle the “scourge of child poverty” after…
Andrew Kersley
6th October, 2020, 3:40 pm
Comment

PMQs: Starmer attacked – but PM undermined by his own record

Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions saw Keir Starmer try to steer the conversation towards rising child poverty and local…
Elliot Chappell
17th June, 2020, 1:52 pm
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