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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Gordon Brown warns Nigel Farage will drag UK back into ‘Tory poverty years’

Gordon Brown has warned that Reform will drag Britain back to levels of poverty seen under previous Tory governments, ahead of a major by-election on Thursday.

The former prime minister issued a stark warning over Nigel Farage’s party, claiming they would “force children back into poverty” as a result of their plan to reinstate the two-child benefit cap.

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