Phillipson presses Starmer and Reeves to abolish two-child benefit cap in full

<p>Exclusive: education secretary tells the Guardian scrapping limit entirely in November’s budget most cost-effective way to tackle child poverty</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/oct/09/labour-bridget-phillipson-on-gaza-child-poverty-and-the-deputy-leadership-race-podcast">Phillipson on Gaza, child poverty and the deputy leadership race – Politics Weekly UK</a></p></li></ul><p>Bridget Phillipson is pushing the prime minister and chancellor to scrap the two-child benefit cap entirely in next month’s budget, with the education secretary telling the Guardian the evidence is clear that it needs to be removed.</p><p>Phillipson, who is finalising a report to Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves on child poverty, said abolishing the cap was the most cost effective way to make lives better for young disadvantaged people.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/09/phillipson-presses-starmer-and-reeves-to-abolish-two-child-benefit-cap-in-full">Continue reading...</a>