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Stop shilly-shallying and scrap the two-child benefit cap

Letters: Readers respond to articles about rising child poverty in Britain, and the education secretary’s criticism that the two-child benefit cap has ‘punished and pushed children into hardship’

The Guardian - UK

Storm in your teacup: How the climate crisis threatens Kenya’s tea trade

ON THE GROUND: Marking Fairtrade Fortnight, tea farmers in Kenya – a country which provides around half of the tea we drink in the UK – tell Nick Ferris that they are increasingly threatened by climate change and chronic poverty

The Independent UK

Targeted social tariff could lift millions out of fuel poverty – report

Energy firm Ovo has urged the Government and industry to work together to find a ‘better way’ of identifying customers in need.

Evening Standard

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Sebabatso Mosamo, an AP visual journalist in South Africa, has died

Sebabatso Mosamo, an Associated Press visual journalist in South Africa who documented elections, the COVID-19 pandemic and her country’s struggle with poverty and violence, has died

The Independent UK

Man who received Christmas shoebox is givng back 30 years on

A father-of-three, who received the gift of a Christmas shoebox as a child, is recreating the gesture for other children affected by poverty.

The Independent UK

Lucy Powell: Labour should raise gambling taxes to axe two-child benefit cap

Deputy leadership candidate says party needs to be ‘clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty’

The Guardian - UK

Labour should consider gambling tax rise to fund axing two-child cap – Powell

The MP said she would be ‘a strong independent choice’ for deputy Labour leader.

The Independent UK

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Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell to compete for Labour deputy leadership

They will take part in a hustings on the last day of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool before members vote in October.

Evening Standard

Phillipson bids to revive flagging Labour deputy campaign with call to scrap ‘spiteful’ two child benefit cap

Keir Starmer’s preferred candidate is behind rival Lucy Powell among members, who will decide the contest to replace Angela Rayner, poll suggests

The Independent UK

Abolishing two-child benefit cap is ‘on the table’, says Labour’s Phillipson

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is seen as Downing Street’s choice for the deputy leader position vacated by Angela Rayner.

Evening Standard

Scrapping of two-child benefit cap closer as Bridget Phillipson attacks ‘spiteful’ policy

Exclusive: Clearest sign yet No 10 is preparing to ditch policy as its preferred deputy leadership hopeful says issue is ‘profoundly personal’

The Guardian - UK

Morning Mail: single-parent poverty crisis, Trump rejoices at Kimmel suspension, Gout Gout bows out

The Hilda survey shows almost one-third of single-parent households were in poverty; teenager’s Tokyo adventure ends with semi-final exit

The Guardian - AU

Nearly one in three single-parent households in Australia live in poverty, Hilda report shows

Group nearly three times more likely to be in poverty than two-parent households, statistical report finds

The Guardian - AU

Poverty in California remains highest in US, tied with Louisiana, report says

People of color, renters and children among most affected, as child poverty more than doubles since 2021

The Guardian - US

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Charity warns one in three French people struggle to afford three meals a day

Anti-poverty charity Secours Populaire Français has published a survey revealing that one in five French people are in a financially precarious situation, with one in three at imminent risk of falling into poverty.

Evening Standard

Famed Scottish actors call for action on pensioner poverty

Charity Independent Age found almost 160,000 pensioners in Scotland were in poverty.

Evening Standard

Bid to scrap two-child benefit cap supported by MPs

The SNP’s Kirsty Blackman branded the two-child benefit cap ‘cruel’.

The National (Scotland)

'Shameful': One million working families hit by two-child benefit cap

ONE million children in working families will be hit by the two-child benefit cap, figures have revealed, as the SNP is set to force a vote on…

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The Independent UK

Voices: Surprise, surprise – Labour is reaping what it has sown

COMMENT: Instead of addressing child poverty, homelessness, poor working conditions or any of the real issues impacting this country, Labour has chosen to deflect the blame and pour billions into arms, says Jeremy Corbyn. Britain is tired of having no political choice – and we’re here to fix that

The Independent UK

One million children in working families to be hit by ‘devastating’ two-child benefit cap

‘I’m a taxpayer and my children will grow up and pay tax, but when they need support now, they’re deserted’

The National (Scotland)

Labour MPs urged to 'send Keir Starmer a message' over two-child cap vote

LABOUR MPs have been urged to “send Keir Starmer a message” by backing a bill to remove the two-child benefit cap ...

The Guardian - UK

Conflict, aid cuts and equality backlash causing ‘stagnation and regression’ of women’s rights – UN

Report calls on governments to commit to renewed action at general assembly in New York, saying ‘a different path is still possible’

Fortune

Pope Leo says that if Elon Musk becomes the first trillionaire, the world is in ‘big trouble’

The top 1% increased their wealth by nearly $34 trillion over the last decade—enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over.

GOBankingRates

Barbara Corcoran 5 ‘Truths About Success’ That Could Make You Rich

From betrayal to boardrooms, Barbara Corcoran shared the hard truths and mindset shifts that helped her rise from poverty to real estate mogul.

The Guardian - US

The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’

Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits

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