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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bishop

‘A grotesque indignity to women’: Rachel Reeves scraps dehumanising rape clause

Rachel Reeves hit out at the “grotesque” rape clause tied to the two-child cap policy during her Budget speech.

Speaking to the Commons on Wednesday (26 November), the Chancellor slammed the policy, which means a parent or carer has to prove a child was conceived non-consensually to receive a benefit.

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