Reeves abolishes two-child benefit cap in Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves scraps controversial two-child benefit limit, helping 450,000 children in poverty. The move hailed as Labour finding its moral purpose.
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Budget scraps two-child benefit cap to cut child poverty
Chancellor Rachel Reeves scraps the two-child benefit limit, a move set to lift 450,000 children out of poverty. Discover the full details of this landmark decision.
Reeves' Budget: Tax Rises and Benefit Changes Unveiled
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Budget Leak Déjà Vu: Dalton 1947 vs Reeves 2024
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Reeves abolishes two-child benefit limit in Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has abolished the two-child benefit limit in her Budget, a move set to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. Follow for live updates.
Deputy Speaker Condemns Government Over Budget Leaks
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Digital ID Cards to Cost Taxpayers £1.8bn
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Labour's £16bn Benefit U-Turn After Reeves Reversal
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' welfare policy reversals on child payments and winter fuel will cost £16bn, says OBR. Discover the full financial impact and political fallout.
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Two-Child Benefit Limit Scrapped in £3bn Reform
Chancellor Rachel Reeves abolishes controversial two-child benefit limit, projected to lift 450,000 children out of poverty by 2029/30. Discover how this landmark decision impacts UK families.
Reeves furious over Budget leak before speech
Chancellor Rachel Reeves responds with fury to a major Budget leak by the OBR minutes before her Commons statement. Follow for live updates on this breaking political story.
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Rachel Reeves admits Britain is 'angry' as she prepares major tax hikes in crucial Budget. Fuel duty freeze and benefit cap scrapped amid fiscal turmoil.
Labour Scraps Two-Child Benefit Cap in Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces the end of the two-child benefit cap in a bid to reduce child poverty. Discover the cost and impact of this major policy reversal.
Rachel Reeves' High-Stakes Budget Reshapes UK Economy
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Budget 2025: Top aide denies plan to 'save PM's job'
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SNP calls for family support in Budget, not tax hikes
SNP demands Chancellor Rachel Reeves use the Budget to help families, not hammer them with tax hikes. Calls to scrap the two-child benefit cap and cut energy bills. Read the full story.
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Streeting calls for end to two-child benefit cap
Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers powerful speech on child poverty, urging an end to the two-child benefit cap ahead of the Budget. Read his full verdict.
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Streeting's Poverty Speech Sparks Leadership Rumours
Health Secretary Wes Streeting makes eve-of-Budget plea on child poverty, denying leadership ambitions while calling for end to two-child benefit cap. Read the full story.
Stealth Tax Rise: How Freezes Could Affect You
Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out extending income tax threshold freezes, a 'stealth' move that could see millions pay more. Learn how fiscal drag impacts your wallet.
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