THE Archbishop of York called for the removal of the two-child benefit cap on Tuesday, on the same day as seven Labour MPs were suspended from the party for voting for the limit to be scrapped immediately. Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged that there is strong feeling in the Labour Party on the issue, but the Government’s position is to wait for the report from a newly created child poverty taskforce before making a commitment to a course of action. On Tuesday, the SNP tabled an amendment which would commit the Government to immediately removing the cap. It received cross-party support, including from the Green Party and the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Read more on this story in Paul Vallely’s column here

Source: The Times July 25, 2024 14:53 UTC