Dave Kellaway looks at the fallout and reaction to the revolt amongst Labour MPs and more widely to the government's position on maintaining the Tory two child cap.
Tag: Two Child Benefit Cap
Union Leaders Demand Starmer Reinstates Suspended MPs
Ten union leaders have written to the Prime Minister, demanding that the two-child limit is scrapped and for the 'immediate reinstatement' of the seven suspended MPs.
Anger erupts as Starmer suspends seven MPs for voting against child poverty
“The 7 MPs who voted to scrap the cap spoke for millions of trade unionists & and many Labour members. Keir Starmer must restore the whip immediately.” - Matt Wrack.
Scrap the two-child limit – By Apsana Begum MP
A passionate plea from Apsana Begum for the "straightforward act that could lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty."
John McDonnell – “I’m putting lifting children out of poverty before party whipping or anything like that”
"We're the 6th richest country in the world. We shouldn't stand by & allow our children to be suffering in this way."
Scrap the two-child limit – John McDonnell MP on the #KingsSpeech
“There is one simple act that could lift 300,000 children out of poverty this month - scrapping the two-child limit.” - John McDonnell.
2-child limit must be scrapped! Kim Johnson & MPs table Kings’ Speech amendment
"Call on the Government to abolish the two-child cap on benefits, which would immediately lift 300,000 children out of relative poverty."
Labour MPs push for an immediate end to the two-child limit
Labour MPs call on the Government to prioritise the fight against child poverty by scrapping the two-child benefit limit.
Time to scrap the two-child benefit cap – Kim Johnson MP
Economists and anti-poverty campaigners alike have said that scrapping the two-child cap on benefits would immediately alleviate child poverty in this country, writes Kim Johnson MP.
Scrap the two-child limit as a matter of urgency – Margaret Greenwood
This Labour government does not have the luxury of time to prove itself. There is an urgent need for policies that will make a significant difference - scrap the two child limit.