The Labour leader said a Government led by him would 'obviously' look at the policy.
Keir Starmer used the Scottish Labour general election launch to promise a review of the Tory rape clause if he becomes Prime Minister.
Asked by the Record if he would scrap the rape clause, he replied: “We will obviously have to review that. Asked by BBC Radio 4 if he would consider scrapping the cap, the Labour leader said: “In an ideal world, of course. But we haven’t got the resources to do it at the moment.
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