Starmer sets out plans to cut child poverty by 550,000

Sir Keir Starmer said tackling child poverty would ‘alleviate pressure on our public services’ (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has set out moral and economic arguments for lifting children out of poverty as the Government launched its strategy on the issue, largely driven by the £3 billion decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

The plan – long-awaited by campaigners – comes with around 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK.