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Andy Burnham pleads with government to scrap two-child benefit cap
'You will lift so many kids out of poverty, in London, Liverpool, in Manchester.'
The government must support older workers as the state pension age increases
With the next state pension age increase imminent, the government must act urgently to support those who struggle to make it to 67 and beyond. This entails getting four things right.
Rachel Reeves’ budget must reduce inequalities and increase spending capacity of the masses
This is how to secure sustained economic growth
Bridget Phillipson pushes the government to abolish two-child benefit cap in full
Phillipson is pushing for the cap to be lifted in full, the Guardian reports.
The government must ensure fair distribution of income
'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'
Labour to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget
It comes amid growing pressure from MPs, party members and child poverty campaigners to lift the cap.