A couple of years ago I proposed a law in Parliament to introduce free school meals for all. This would tackle child poverty and guarantee every primary school pupil has a hot healthy meal each day. Today I joined campaigners in Westminster to renew this call.

I support scrapping the two-child benefit cap, which is absolutely essential to tackle child poverty. I hope that by working closely and constructively with our Labour Govt, and with more time to find the funding, we have the chance to scrap it as soon as possible. My letter👇🏾

I voted tonight to scrap the two-child limit, and I am disappointed to have had the whip suspended over this vote. But it was important for me to stand up for my constituents who are amongst the worst affected by a policy that every organisation fighting child poverty has urged

I have spent my whole career in and out of Parliament working to end child poverty. I will continue to work with the Government to scrap the two-child cap. I wrote in The House magazine about this cruel policy✒️📰 👇 library.myebook.com/thehouse/the-h…

'The two-child cap on benefits was one of the cruellest policies of the Osborne era ... It affects more than 1.5 million children. Just the simple measure of scrapping this cap would lift about 300,000 children out of poverty.' John McDonnell theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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‘The benefit cap put millions of children in poverty overnight’ And lifting it would change that overnight. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

My full statement on today's Spring Statement: #WelfareNotWarfare

A statement on welfare reform ⬇️

250 000 plunged into poverty 50 000 of them children   This is unconscionable.  My constituents know I have always fought poverty. I will not stop now.

We were in parliament today with End Child Poverty Oxfam UNICEF UK Action for Children The Kids Network to highlight a new record high level of child poverty. And the fact that 44% of all children living in poverty are living in a household where someone is disabled.

I will be voting against these welfare cuts. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…

The Government’s own analysis shows disability benefit cuts will force hundreds of thousands into poverty. There is an alternative: bin austerity policies and tax the rich to tackle poverty & ill health at their root. My article for Tribune 👇🏼

If the Government chooses to bring harmful disability benefit cuts to Parliament, I will not vote to make my constituents poorer. I will vote against these proposals. My statement below. 👇

Cutting disability support is unpopular and will hit Labour areas hardest. There is an alternative to austerity: ▪️Withdraw the planned cuts. ▪️Work with disabled people to create a fairer system. ▪️Tax the wealthiest to pay for it.

“The cost-effective way of getting more children out of poverty… is abolishing the two-child limit.” Former PM Gordon Brown calls on the government to drop the two-child benefit cap, arguing that there has been “a wrong diagnosis of the poverty problem” #Peston

Exclusive: Neil Kinnock says the two-child benefit limit should be scrapped to lift kids out of poverty Former Labour leader says it could be paid for by a tax on assets of the super-rich or extra levies on the top 1% mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…