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England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty

England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
New Big Issue analysis shows Scotland has seen a 12% drop in child poverty since passing legally binding targets in 2017, where England and Wales have seen a 15% rise
Could the government’s disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?

Could the government’s disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?
More than 100 Labour MPs have backed an amendment calling for the disability benefit cuts to be blocked. Here’s what it means for the government’s plans for welfare reform
From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says

From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
New data sharing laws will ‘drive efficiencies in our public services’. But will humans become a rubber stamp?
School standards minister dodges question from disabled boy about future of his education
School standards minister dodges question from disabled boy about future of his education
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned

Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets

Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end

Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Inside the Big Issue: Does Rosie Jones make you laugh?

Inside the Big Issue: Does Rosie Jones make you laugh?
Keir Starmer might not have ‘rizz’ – but maybe we should give him a chance

Keir Starmer might not have ‘rizz’ – but maybe we should give him a chance
Scrap two-child benefit cap if you’re serious about child poverty, Rachel Reeves told

Scrap two-child benefit cap if you’re serious about child poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals to end ‘postcode lottery’, government told

Auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals to end ‘postcode lottery’, government told
What was in Rachel Reeves’ historic spending review – and what was missing?

What was in Rachel Reeves’ historic spending review – and what was missing?
Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK

Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK
‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage

Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
‘Starmer needs to be more scared of us than Reform’: Zack Polanski on how the Greens can outflank Farage

‘Starmer needs to be more scared of us than Reform’: Zack Polanski on how the Greens can outflank Farage
All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’
No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why
Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough

The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
Energy price cap fall is a ‘massive relief’ – but bills still remain punishingly high

Energy price cap fall is a ‘massive relief’ – but bills still remain punishingly high
Working class and young people are ditching Labour. ‘Aping Reform’ won’t bring them back
