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Labour's Push to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap Gains Momentum

9/28/2025

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says Labour will reassess the two-child benefit cap, a mission to cut poverty.
Over 100 Labour MPs urge Chancellor Rachel Reeves to abolish the cap, arguing it harms families.
Education unions call the policy cruel and harmful to children's education.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs scrapping the cap, proposing funding via a gambling profits tax.

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says Labour will reassess the two-child benefit cap, a mission to cut poverty.
Over 100 Labour MPs urge Chancellor Rachel Reeves to abolish the cap, arguing it harms families.
Education unions call the policy cruel and harmful to children's education.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs scrapping the cap, proposing funding via a gambling profits tax.