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Is Labour being outflanked on the left by Nigel Farage? – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Nigel Farage seems to have upstaged the Labour government, pledging to scrap the controversial two-child benefit cap and reverse the cuts to the winter fuel allowance. So why hasn’t the government – after almost a year in power – done more to end child poverty? Gaby Hinsliff, in for John Harris, speaks to the Labour MP Stella Creasy and columnist Polly Toynbee. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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Finally, someone promises to scrap the two-child benefit cap and reverse cuts to winter fuel payments.

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child cap is the right thing to do. And that's left the government scrabbling to catch up.

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That is the moral purpose of this Labour government. We are determined to bring down the numbers

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of children growing up in poverty. I know myself the impact it has. I've experienced it myself growing up,

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so it's really personal to me. Could it get more embarrassing for a Labour government than being

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