Budget 2024 Budget: Labour warned two child benefit cap to hit 900,000 more children by 2030 Labour faces fresh pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap following its first Budget, after new figures showed… James Moules 31st October, 2024, 11:31 am
News Starmer grilled by delegates on two-child limit and national care service Keir Starmer took a series of questions from delegates after his address to TUC Congress in Brighton. A… Morgan Jones 10th September, 2024, 11:50 am
News Two-child cap: Starmer says no ‘silver bullet’ despite ‘strong feeling’ in party Keir Starmer has claimed there is no “silver bullet” to tackle child poverty as pressure continues to build… James Moules 22nd July, 2024, 10:50 am
News Starmer pledges ‘raw honesty’ and does not commit to reverse two-child cap Keir Starmer has pledged to approach the problems facing the country with a “raw honesty”, saying his government… Katie Neame 6th July, 2024, 2:21 pm
Columnist ‘Braverman’s call to scrap two-child cap rings alarm bells for Labour in power’ Over the weekend, Suella Braverman – one of the most right-wing MPs in the Conservative Party – dropped… Alex Charilaou 15th May, 2024, 10:14 am
Comment ‘We must go further than New Labour on child poverty – and finally eliminate it’ I’m proud to be from the North East. I was brought up in Tyneside, and I raised my… Mary Kelly Foy 3rd April, 2024, 10:09 am
Comment ‘Labour’s rejection of policies like wealth taxes is a moral and economic failure’ On August 25th, Colne Valley Constituency Labour Party agreed to send the following motion forward to national conference:… David Parker 25th September, 2023, 10:17 am
News PCS chief Mark Serwotka “disappointed” by Kendall’s promotion to welfare brief PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka has said he is “very disappointed” with Liz Kendall’s appointment as Shadow Work… Morgan Jones 12th September, 2023, 10:29 am
Comment ‘Labour must make the political choice to prioritise fighting child poverty’ Elections are often won and lost in the final months of a parliament. While the Tories are lagging… Jon Trickett 21st August, 2023, 2:21 pm
News Rayner on two-child limit: Labour has to “prioritise” because of state of economy Angela Rayner has argued that a future Labour government will have to “prioritise” because of funding constraints caused… Katie Neame 16th August, 2023, 10:52 am