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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Parents of truanting children could have benefit stopped, says Michael Gove

PA Wire

Parents who fail to ensure their children attend school regularly could have their child benefit payments stopped, cabinet minister Michael Gove has suggested.

The levelling up secretary said the radical benefits idea was originally considered by the coalition government under David Cameron but was blocked by the Liberal Democrats.

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