Starmer Faces Internal Pressure Over Two-Child Benefit Cap

Labour MPs urge Prime Minister Keir Starmer to reconsider the controversial policy amid rising child poverty rates.

• Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledges the complexity of child poverty and the need for a multifaceted strategy.
• Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson suggests the cap's removal as part of a broader review on child poverty.
• Labour backbenchers and opposition parties push for immediate action to abolish the cap.
• The cap, introduced by the Conservatives in 2017, affects 1.6 million children.
• Economic constraints and the high cost of scrapping the cap remain significant hurdles.

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