Gordon Brown calls for ‘total abolition’ of two-child benefit cap to tackle ‘scar’ of poverty in Britain

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for the “total abolition” of the two-child benefit cap, putting pressure on ...

Child poverty biggest threat to UK’s long-term economic future – Gordon Brown

Mr Brown is expected to call for a ‘new coalition of compassion for children that will create a chain of hope for children ...

Gordon Brown to issue warning on ‘shameful epidemic’ of child poverty in Britain

Labour leader will also call for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap ...
LBC

Child poverty is driving UK apart, Gordon Brown warns ahead of Budget

Child poverty in the UK has labelled as a "shameful epidemic" by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The ex-Labour leader is ...
Morning Star

Brown brands child poverty the biggest cause of social division and threat to Britain’s long-term economic future

FORMER prime minister Gordon Brown piled pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves today to tackle the “shameful epidemic” of ...
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Why has in-work poverty risen in Britain?

In Britain, the headline relative in-work poverty rate steadily rose from 13.4% in 1994–95 to 18.4% in 2019–20. We study the ...

Thousands march in Edinburgh calling for poverty action

Thousands of people have marched through central Edinburgh calling for more action to tackle poverty in Scotland. The Scotland Demands Better demonstration was organised by trade unions and charities ...
The Big Issue

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?

The Women's Budget Groups calculated how many children would be lifted above the poverty line if the two-child limit was ...
Digital Journal

Poverty in the UK: Hunger pushes A&E admissions up

What is life like in Starmer's UK? — Image by © Tim Sandle What is life like in Starmer's UK? — Image by © Tim Sandle A lack of food has become the biggest ...
WRAL

‘Britain is broken.’ Dire poverty could usher in Victorian-era inequality

London (CNN) — The most disadvantaged people in the United Kingdom are no better-off than they were 15 years ago, according to a new report, which finds a “yawning gap between those who can get by and ...

Thousands march through Scots city demanding action as kids suffer in poverty

PROGRESS on child poverty in Scotland is “nowhere near enough”, a charity has said, as thousands marched through Edinburgh to demand action. The Scotland Demands Better demonstration ...
World Socialist Web Site

UN Special Rapporteur denounces extreme poverty in UK for second time

United Nation Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier de Schutter visited the UK in November and denounced the levels of poverty in the country maintained by the Conservative ...