Will Starmer Scrap the Two-Child Benefit Cap?

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Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Today we look at whether the government is about to row back on another policy - the two-child benefit cap.

It prevents parents from claiming universal credit or child tax credit for a third child, with a few exemptions.

Speaking to Laura this morning, the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner refused to confirm whether it was going to be scrapped.

Rayner also responded to a story in The Telegraph this week, after the paper got hold of a document that suggests she’s is at odds with the chancellor over economic policy.

And Laura, Paddy and Henry discuss how safe Kemi Badenoch is as leader of the opposition.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The weekend series producer is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.8	What are the worst three words in the English language?
0:07.4	Oh, that's easy.
0:08.4	Rail replacement bus.
0:09.5	Oh, you got my gag.
0:10.6	Rail replacement service.
0:11.9	Oh, yeah.
0:12.8	So there was one.
0:13.7	The whole new era of nationalisation began today with a service that was partially a bus.
0:18.4	That's kind of sad, isn't it?
0:19.9	But, you know, it is the other one worked in the other direction from Waterloo to Sheperton.
0:25.0	We had people aboard it.
0:26.6	Oh, well, that's very good.
0:27.9	Henry's with us in real life today.
0:29.4	Henry, what are we talking about?
0:31.0	We are talking about the newly nationalised.
0:35.7	Is it South Western Railway or Southwest Western Replacement Service as it was this
0:40.2	morning? Just one of the many news stories on this Sunday's newscast. Newscast from the BBC. He has just
0:46.8	compared me to the fat controller. Did I say that? I can't believe I said that. Next Western.
0:52.6	This is R for the benefit of Earth.
0:55.2	I'm not personally a huge Sabrina carpenter fam.
0:58.1	I don't think I'm being rude.
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