4 h. ago Starmer sets out plans to cut child poverty by 550,000 during visit to Wales

The prime minister has launched a child poverty strategy with the UK government aiming to lift 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030

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6 h. ago Labour’s child poverty strategy is a great step forward for social justice

Editorial: Lifting the two-child benefit limit – at a cost of £3bn – will improve the life chances of more than half a million young people. For this government, it is a move in the right direction

Society

13 h. ago Four major pledges in Keir Starmer's plan to tackle child poverty

Keir Starmer has said Labour's 'moral mission' is to fight child poverty as he launched a blueprint to lift over half a million kids out of poverty by the end of the decade

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15 h. ago Labour announces plans to lift 550,000 children out of poverty – UK politics live

Starmer hails child poverty strategy as a ‘moral mission’ which will include measures to help with childcare and getting families out of temporary housingThere’s a lot of reaction coming in on the plan – some believe the new elements aren’t ambitious enough and it’s just a consolidation of previously announced measures. But here is the full strategy from Keir Starmer’s government, 16 months in, to tackle and reduce the rate of child poverty in the UK.There are around 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK currently – a historic high. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want | Gaby Hinsliff

From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its leftWhat does it take for a small child not to recognise their own name? I’ve been thinking about that for days, since reading the Local Government Association’s recent report on a growing crisis in early childhood. We’ve known for a while about children starting school still in nappies, or speaking in Americanisms absorbed from hours stuck in front of YouTube, or even struggling to sit upright because they’ve spent too long slumped over an iPad to develop core muscles. So sadly, it’s not surprising to read of early-years workers telling the LGA they see more and more pre-schoolers who can barely speak, play with others or contain their rage when things don’t go their way. But it was the practitioner who noted that some children “don’t seem to respond to their name” who got to me. You have to wonder how often that child hears a loving adult trying to get t...

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18 h. ago Child poverty strategy ‘will give every child a good start in life’

comes amid a record high of 4.45 million children living in poverty in the UK.

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27 h. ago KEIR STARMER: 'I'm proud we're lifting half a million kids out of poverty

Prime Minister Keir Starmer writes for The Mirror as he launches the government's child poverty strategy first promised in the summer after Labour's election landslide

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27 h. ago Keir Starmer launches major plan to lift 550,000 kids out of poverty by 2030

Keir Starmer writes for The Mirror as the government launches its long-awaited child poverty strategy to lift over half a million kids out of poverty by the end of the decade

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45 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer to visit Scots RAF base after deal to build Norwegian navy warships

The Prime Minister is also expected to meet campaigners and MSPs around Glasgow to discuss his Labour government’s child poverty strategy.

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49 h. ago Starmer to visit RAF base with Norwegian PM as he heads to Scotland

Sir Keir is also expected to meet campaigners and MSPs to discuss his government’s child poverty strategy.

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4 d. ago Voters back helping families with policies like scrapping two

The Save the Children and Unicef polling showed across a variety of issues, failing to tackle child poverty was the most likely to damage Labour’s re-election prospects

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5 d. ago There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer

Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EUKeir Starmer is the prime minister of the United KingdomReport: Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer saysAt the budget last week, we made the right choices for Britain, cutting the cost of energy with £150 off bills, protecting the NHS and tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two-child limit. We also ensured that the revenue we raised through taxes was done fairly, with everyone contributing but those with the broadest shoulders contributing their fair share. As a result of the choices we made, the budget created a more stable economic environment, driving down inflation and government bond yields. This is vital for protecting our public services, when £1 in every £10 spent by government goes on debt interest.The budget builds on the action we have already taken to improve the e...

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8 d. ago Keeping windfall tax was 'right choice', insists Anas Sarwar amid industry backlash

The Scottish Labour leader said the move allowed the UK Government to cut energy bills and reduce child poverty

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8 d. ago By ending a cruel Tory social experiment, this budget clearly set out how Labour will fight the battle to renew Britain | Lucy Powell

The two-child benefit cap was a totem of 14 years of failed ideology. Now it is goneLucy Powell is deputy leader of the Labour partyYesterday the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered a Labour budget. People have been asking for Labour’s purpose and values to be more clearly expressed. Through the choices made – a shift to a fairer tax system, targeting wealth to pay for tackling child poverty, good public services and the cost of living – we have clearly set out what we stand for.That’s why Labour MPs cheered in the Commons, and it’s why we are up for the fights to come. And it’s why the cries from the right began immediately.Lucy Powell is MP for Manchester Central and deputy leader of the Labour partyDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Rachel Reeves's Budget shows Labour is reversing Tory injustice, Neil Kinnock says

Neil Kinnock, who called for the two-child benefit limit to be scrapped, says the Chancellor's decision to remove the policy is a 'fine way of combatting child poverty and good for the economy'

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8 d. ago Rachel Reeves' Budget verdict as huge child poverty boost but families warned on spending

The much respected Institute for Fiscal Studies has given its verdict on the Budget and warned Labour will struggle to keep to its spending plans ahead of the next general election

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9 d. ago 'This is a brilliant day, Rachel Reeves has lifted 350,000 kids out of poverty and more'

Britain's first woman chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has ended the barbaric rape clause introduced by the last Tory government.

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9 d. ago FM pledges more cash for tackling poverty after Reeves scraps two

First Minister John Swinney said money freed up by the Chancellor’s announcement would be used to help in the fight against child poverty.

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9 d. ago John Swinney urged to use extra Budget cash on reducing child poverty levels in Scotland

Campaigners have called on the First Minister to “come good” on previous commitments to use the money earmarked for mitigating the two-child cap on tackling child poverty.

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9 d. ago Campaigners and Labour MPs hail Rachel Reeves’ decision to scrap two

Ditching the policy will result in an estimated reduction of child poverty by 450,000.

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