Becky MortonPolitical reporter Bridget Phillipson: Why should children be punished for events out of their control? Bridget Phillipson has said the two child-benefit cap has had a “devastating impact”, as she signalled the government could soon lift it. Asked whether this needed to happen now, the education secretary and deputy leadership candidate, told the BBC...
Brian WheelerPolitical reporter BBC Dame Meg Hillier says child poverty is damaging to the economy Chancellor Rachel Reeves must scrap the two-child benefit cap as an investment in the country’s economic future, a senior Labour MP has said. Dame Meg Hillier, who chairs the influential Treasury select committee, said ending the limit was not only...
Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell has been readmitted as a Labour MP alongside Apsana Bagum, after a year-long ban for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap. They were among seven left-wing MPs who, days after Labour’s 2024 landslide, backed an SNP motion to scrap the cap – which prevents almost all parents from...
new video loaded: How Trump Twists Data to His Benefit By Linda Qiu, Karen Hanley and Stephanie Swart•September 25, 2025 To President Trump, the veracity of statistics and scorekeepers turns on a dime. Linda Qiu, a New York Times reporter, explains Trump’s approach to government data.