Keir Starmer Faces Backlash Over Child Benefit Cap

• Sir Keir Starmer is under fire for maintaining the two-child benefit cap, with warnings it will push child poverty to an all-time high.
• The Resolution Foundation claims the cap undermines any credible strategy to tackle child poverty, urging its removal.
• Labour MPs argue the cap is the biggest driver of rising child poverty and demand its abolition.
• The think tank suggests scrapping the cap and extending free school meals could significantly reduce child poverty.
• Critics warn that without action, the government risks an embarrassing record of increasing child poverty by 2029.

Source: The Independent, Mirror