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Starmer's Shift Fuels Calls to End Two-Child Benefit Cap

5/23/2025

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's surprising reversal on the Winter Fuel Allowance has sparked renewed demands to eliminate the contentious two-child benefit cap, which many blame for escalating poverty. While Starmer backs lifting the cap, divisions within his party remain. Critics urge the government to urgently restore welfare cuts as public support dwindles.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's surprising reversal on the Winter Fuel Allowance has sparked renewed demands to eliminate the contentious two-child benefit cap, which many blame for escalating poverty. While Starmer backs lifting the cap, divisions within his party remain. Critics urge the government to urgently restore welfare cuts as public support dwindles.