Reeves condemns Farage opposition to lifting two-child benefit cap
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves condemned Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's opposition to lifting the two-child benefit cap, accusing him of wanting to keep children in poverty based on their ethnicity. Farage stated Reform UK would vote against scrapping the cap, expressing concern it would disproportionately benefit foreign-born individuals. Reeves criticized this stance, arguing it unfairly punishes families, including those with parents working in essential services like the NHS, simply because of their birthplace. Keir Starmer also criticized Farage's position, highlighting the "child poverty pact" between Reform UK and the Conservatives. Labour's analysis suggests Farage's proposal to limit benefits to UK-born parents with two working parents would only help a small fraction of affected families.
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