Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 6: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chairs the first meeting of his cabinet in 10 Downing Street on July 6, 2024 in London, England. The Labour Party won a landslide victory in the 2024 general election, ending 14 years of Conservative government. is under fresh pressure to scrap the “cruel” two-child benefit cap after new figures revealed thousands more youngsters being affected by the austerity-era policy.
Paul Carberry, chief executive of Action for Children, said: “Today’s figures confirm the relentless expansion of this cruel policy, which creates and entrenches child poverty. “Child poverty puts enormous pressure on public services and makes it much more difficult for those children to fulfil their potential. Ultimately, the cost of the two-child limit is far greater than the money it saves.
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