It has been an interesting week in politics in the UK. Our Prime Minister has had to vote to keep children in poverty.
However, on a more positive note, he has reinstated funding to UNRWA which had been stopped by the previous government. Keir Starmer has also reversed plans of the government to challenge the ICC arrest warrant request against Netanyahu. In addition to that, before the change in government policy, he has spoken to Netanyahu about the need for a ceasefire in Gaza.
I, like many in Labour, want an end to the two child limit on child benefit. I do think that there should be some limits on what the state can offer, but the current situation is not acceptable. If the limit is to be kept, then the amount that is given in child benefit could be increased, or even the universal credit payments could rise.
Labour have promised to act to reduce child poverty. I hope that this is one of the promises that is kept in both word and spirit.
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