Rachel Reeves has given the strongest hint yet that Labour could abolish the policy
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Rachel Reeves has given the strongest hint yet that Labour could abolish the policy
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Labour is set to announce an end to the two-child benefit cap at Wednesday’s Budget, following months of intense pressure from backbenchers, campaign groups and political opponents.
Labour chancellor under pressure to scrap policy, brought in as part of the Tory government’s ‘austerity’ plans
It comes as she is expected to scrap the two-child benefit cap, in a move that could cost more than £3 billion.
Starmer and Reeves set to tack hard to the left in the budget in a bid to prevent an attempt to force a change of leadership by…
It will be further scrutinised by MPs and peers before it can become law, but the Government has said it wants to ditch the…
The prime minister said his government will be ‘taking a number of measures’ to tackle child poverty
A report by the Resolution Foundation will fuel demands from Labour MPs for the chancellor to find another £3.5bn to tackle end…
