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- Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for abolishing the two-child benefit limit, citing child poverty in Britain as a "scar on the soul of our nation."
- He criticized the policy, which limits Child Tax Credits and Universal Credit to the first two children, as a factor in rising child poverty, now at its highest level in 60 years.
- Brown's comments pressure Keir Starmer's government to reconsider this austerity measure, as the government explores alternatives like a tapered rate or a three-child benefit limit.
- A review of these options is expected alongside the upcoming Budget on November 26, 2023.
