Malnutrition is on the rise in the UK and our children's life chances are at risk, says Barnardo's chief executive.| Big Issue
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There is no excuse to retain Osborne's performative cruelty. Even electorally, keeping it can only alienate any Tories who might yet vote Labour—and it makes no social, moral or economic sense either.| national.thelead.uk
While much focus is on the two-child benefit cap. We reveal how it is a cap on household benefits which is just as cruel.| national.thelead.uk
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No early years strategy is credible unless it tackles child poverty head-on.| national.thelead.uk
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Labour Party Manifesto 2024: At this election we can change Britain. We can stop the chaos, turn the page, and start to rebuild our country.| The Labour Party