PM hails former deputy and says ‘she’s going to be a major voice in the Labour movement’
Pat McFadden has defended the chancellor’s decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap at last week’s budget, which is estimated to cost £3bn a year by 2029-30.
The scrapping of the cap, which came amid intense pressure from Labour backbenchers, was welcomed by campaigners and charities who argue it is the most cost-effective way to cut child poverty.
The manifesto that we fought the election on said that we would reduce child poverty. There are a number of ways to do that. We set up a taskforce immediately after the election that worked through all this.
The second thing I was about to say is we did have to identify how you pay for that. And we’ve done that in several ways.
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Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2025-12-07 09:33:00
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