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Labour Minister Refuses 5 Times To Say If She Wants To Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap
A Labour minister refused five times to say whether she was personally in favour of scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Catherine McKinnell was quizzed on LBC as Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves ponder whether to end the Tory-era policy. The prime minister has already announced a U-turn on the deeply unpopular decision to take winter fuel payments off 10 million pensioners. It is understood that ending the two-child cap could form part of the government's child poverty strategy, which is being announced in the summer. McKinnell, who is an education minister, was asked by LBC presenter Nick Ferrari: 'Would you support conceding ground on the two-child benefit cap?' The minister replied: 'I'm working really hard along with many other ministers across departments to really develop our child poverty taskforce strategy. There's a whole raft of measures that we need to look at, from cost of living, cost of energy, cost of water ...' Ferrari then interrupted her to ask: 'But would you keep the child benefit cap is my question.' McKinnell said she was 'not going to speculate', prompting the presenter to ask again: 'Which way do you feel about it?' The minister said: 'I'm absolutely determined to tackle child poverty.' After Ferrari asked about lifting the cap again, she said: 'I've always said that I think it's important that we look in the round at what is driving child poverty.' Asking a fifth time, Ferrari said: 'But would you keep the cap?' Avoiding the question again, McKinnell said: 'We haven't made a decision. We're coming up with a strategy as to how we drive down child poverty. Whatever achieves that, I will support.' 'Would you keep the two child benefit cap? That's my question.'School Standards Minister Catherine McKinnell is unable to answer @NickFerrariLBC's query - again. — LBC (@LBC) May 30, 2025 Robert Jenrick Suggests Nigel Farage Is On Drugs For Wanting To Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap Cabinet Minister Confirms That Labour Wants To Scrap The Two-Child Benefit Cap Is Starmer Really Looking To Lift The Two-Child Benefit Cap? Here's What We Know
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6 days ago
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Labour Minister Refuses 5 Times To Say If She Wants To Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap
A Labour minister refused five times to say whether she was personally in favour of scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Catherine McKinnell was quizzed on LBC as Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves ponder whether to end the Tory-era policy. The prime minister has already announced a U-turn on the deeply unpopular decision to take winter fuel payments off 10 million pensioners. It is understood that ending the two-child cap could form part of the government's child poverty strategy, which is being announced in the summer. McKinnell, who is an education minister, was asked by LBC presenter Nick Ferrari: 'Would you support conceding ground on the two-child benefit cap?' The minister replied: 'I'm working really hard along with many other ministers across departments to really develop our child poverty taskforce strategy. There's a whole raft of measures that we need to look at, from cost of living, cost of energy, cost of water ...' Ferrari then interrupted her to ask: 'But would you keep the child benefit cap is my question.' McKinnell said she was 'not going to speculate', prompting the presenter to ask again: 'Which way do you feel about it?' The minister said: 'I'm absolutely determined to tackle child poverty.' After Ferrari asked about lifting the cap again, she said: 'I've always said that I think it's important that we look in the round at what is driving child poverty.' Asking a fifth time, Ferrari said: 'But would you keep the cap?' Avoiding the question again, McKinnell said: 'We haven't made a decision. We're coming up with a strategy as to how we drive down child poverty. Whatever achieves that, I will support.' 'Would you keep the two child benefit cap? That's my question.'School Standards Minister Catherine McKinnell is unable to answer @NickFerrariLBC's query - again. — LBC (@LBC) May 30, 2025 Robert Jenrick Suggests Nigel Farage Is On Drugs For Wanting To Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap Cabinet Minister Confirms That Labour Wants To Scrap The Two-Child Benefit Cap Is Starmer Really Looking To Lift The Two-Child Benefit Cap? Here's What We Know
