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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Heather Stewart

Labour must seize the moment to show child poverty matters in push for growth

A child's toy lies on the ground outside some boarded up abandoned houses on a housing estate Greater Manchester, UK
The child poverty strategy was promised in the spring, but some in Whitehall suspect it is now more likely to sit alongside the spending review, which concludes in June. Photograph: Russell Hart/Alamy

“Many of us had moments when we felt overwhelmed in sharing our stories. However, we pushed through, with the hope of changing policies that will improve the living standards of the many families living on low incomes who struggle in silence.”

Tayyaba Siddiqui was one of a group of parents and carers who sat around a table in Downing Street last month with the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, and the employment minister Alison McGovern to discuss the challenges of raising children in poverty – and what needs to change.

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