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Two-child benefit cap: a litmus test for Keir Starmer?

Labour leader prioritises ‘fiscal responsibility’ but risks party revolt over pledge to keep controversial policy

Keir Starmer is performing a careful balancing act between maintaining his party’s economic credibility and defending a policy that is deeply unpopular among the majority of Labour MPs and supporters.

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