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Refugee Council urges government to extend move-on period to 56 days, as refugee homelessness soars
‘We know what the solutions to the refugee homelessness crisis are – it’s high time political leaders started implementing them.’
MUST WATCH: Gordon Brown perfectly sums up why the two-child benefit cap is unfair
Ending the two-child benefit cap would lift 250,000 children out of poverty, and lessen the effects of poverty on a further 850,000, according to the Child Poverty Action Group.
Shocking chart reveals how much of a disaster Tory levelling up has been for the poorest children
It comes as the government’s own data yesterday revealed that the number of children living in poverty across the UK has hit a record high
The Labour Party must not follow Tory economic policies
Labour is counting on the unpopularity of the Conservative Party to catapult it into power but in the absence of specific policies and failure to improve quality of life, electoral goodwill will quickly evaporate.
Why Jeremy Hunt’s budget fails Britain
The evidence of past policy failures is all around us. Since 2010, the real economy has grown by around 1.2% a year and is set to have the weakest growth amongst G7 countries.
Damning report warns UK on course for second ‘lost decade’ ahead of Budget
Tories devastating record set to continue unless Budget delivers 'desperately needed measures’ to recover living standards