27 h. ago Gordon Brown says new child poverty report shows ‘urgent need to act’

His comments come ahead of the expected publication of the Government’s child poverty strategy this autumn.

Politics

37 h. ago Starmer's bid to wrap himself up in a Union Jack is as cringe

The then Chancellor Gordon Brown was asked about what music he liked in an interview in 2006. To widespread incredulity he claimed he woke up to indie band the Arctic Monkeys.

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4 d. ago Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

A survey by Child Poverty Action Group found 23% of secondary school pupils on free school meals said cost concerns have affected subject choices.

Events

5 d. ago Minister heaps pressure on Rachel Reeves to find money to scrap two

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson admitted there would be a cost to welfare changes but warned of 'serious consequences' if support is not bolstered.

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5 d. ago Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson ‘ashamed’ of child poverty levels

The minister said the Government was looking at every way of reducing levels of child poverty, including benefits changes.

Society

5 d. ago Neil McInroy: To end child poverty, Scotland must democratise its economy

If we want to end child poverty, we must change how wealth is created and distributed

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2 w. ago Reform UK announces latest councillor in Scotland is daughter of former Labour MP

Reform's newest recruit is the daughter of the late John MacDougall, an ally of Gordon Brown who served as Labour MP for Glenrothes until his death in 2008.

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2 w. ago Huge sand artwork highlights how child poverty means millions miss out in summer

The large portrait on Bridlington beach is part of the Barnardo’s campaign against child poverty.

Economics

3 w. ago Labour's war on boomers: Gordon Brown stole your old age, now Starmer and Reeves plan to finish the job, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN

In their desperation for money to throw at their various client groups, this government has deliberately targeted older people. We're seen as a rich seam to be mined to exhaustion.

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3 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon claims baby box will help reduce child poverty attainment gap 'in time'

The former first minister pledged in 2015 "to close the attainment gap completely" but latest exam results show it remains at 17 per cent.

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3 w. ago John Swinney accused of hitting 'independence panic button' over child poverty

Michael Marra said the SNP leader was "once again shamelessly attempting to shift the blame from his own government’s failures".

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3 w. ago Independence for Scotland would help eradicate child poverty

In his regular column for the Record, the First Minister says child poverty is already falling in Scotland - but more work needs to be done to eradicate it altogether.

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4 w. ago Home Office reveals how people will be chosen to come to UK from France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme – UK politics live

People will be chosen via three-stage process, with government expected to accept around 50 migrants a week when scheme startsRushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, is facing criticism for hiking rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds, reportedly just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended, PA Media reports. PA says:Four tenants who rented a house in east London from Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be renewed, which also gave them four months’ notice to leave, the i newspaper reported.Ali’s property was then re-listed with a £700 rent increase within weeks, the newspaper said. Continue reading...

Society

4 w. ago Rachel Reeves opens door to gambling tax hike after Gordon Brown poverty demand

Ex-PM Gordon Brown says a hike in tax on the 'massively undertaxed profit' of the gambling industry could raise enough cash to scrap the controversial two-child benefit limit

Politics

4 w. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves won’t thank Gordon Brown for his tax advice

By advocating for an increase in online gambling levies – not to help close the yawning fiscal gap, but to pay for the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap – the former prime minister has suggested that the moral case for higher spending outweighs the need for fiscal responsibility, says John Rentoul

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4 w. ago Reeves confirms Treasury reviewing gambling taxes – UK politics live

Gambling tax reform is being strongly promoted by Gordon Brown, the former Labour PM who also spent 10 years as chancellorRushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, is facing criticism for hiking rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds, reportedly just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended, PA Media reports. PA says:Four tenants who rented a house in east London from Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be renewed, which also gave them four months’ notice to leave, the i newspaper reported.Ali’s property was then re-listed with a £700 rent increase within weeks, the newspaper said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Reeves leaves door open to gambling tax rise in autumn budget

The Chancellor said she was ‘deeply concerned’ about child poverty and the Government is taking evidence in a review of gambling taxes.

Economics

4 w. ago UK hasn’t seen poverty like this for 60 years, says Gordon Brown in call to scrap two

The former prime minister backed reforms to gambling taxes in order to generate the £3.2bn needed to scrap the cap

Politics

4 w. ago First people detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal before being sent back to France – UK politics live

Home secretary says the move ‘sends a message to every migrant currently thinking of paying organised crime gangs to go to the UK’Keir Starmer has also issued a statement about the detention of small boat arrivals (see 9.58am) on his social media feed. He says:We have detained the first illegal migrants under our new deal before returning them to France. No gimmicks, just results.If you break the law to enter this country, you will face being sent back.The transfers to immigration removal centres are under way as we speak, so we won’t provide operational details at this point that criminal gangs can simply use and exploit.But no-one should be in any doubt: anyone who arrives from now on is eligible for immediate detention and return.The pilot has now begun, so the first migrants who have arrived on the small boats are now in detention. We will then swiftly make the referrals to France and that process will now start to be able to return people to France.It’s the beginning of the pil...

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4 w. ago Rachel Reeves should exempt defence pledge from budget rules, says Gordon Brown

The former chancellor said the commitment to spend 5% of GDP by 2035 should be treated as ‘exceptional’.

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