Where’s the cash for child hunger? Labour is running out of time to find it

‘That hope is in limited supply and cynicism high does not mean there is not a deep desire for change. Few people voted for more food banks.’ Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

As honeymoon periods go, Keir Starmer’s has been mostly chocolates and flowers. Over the first 10 days in office, the new prime minister has been gifted a jump in personal poll ratings, a Nato summit, and the rare national optimism that comes with England making it to a Euros final.

On Wednesday, though, watch out for the first marital row. As the government sets out its inaugural king’s speech, a Labour backbencher, Kim Johnson, will throw the leadership a test: an amendment calling for the two-child benefit limit to be scrapped.