Labour Minister Refuses 5 Times To Say If She Wants To Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap

Nick Ferrari and Catherine McKinnell.A Labour minister refused five times to say whether she was personally in favour of scrapping the two-child benefit cap.Catherine McKinnell was quizzed on LBC as Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves ponder whether to end the Tory-era policy.The prime minister has already announced a U-turn on the deeply unpopular decision to take winter fuel payments off 10 million pensioners.It is understood that ending the two-child cap could form part of the government’s child poverty strategy, which is being announced in the summer.McKinnell, who is an education minister, was asked by LBC presenter Nick Ferrari: “Would you support conceding ground on the two-child benefit cap?”The minister replied: “I’m working really hard along with many other ministers across departments to really develop our child poverty taskforce strategy. There’s a whole raft of measures that we need to look at, from cost of living, cost of energy, cost of water ...”Ferrari then interrupted her to ask: “But would you keep the child benefit cap is my question.”McKinnell said she was “not going to speculate”, prompting the presenter to ask again: “Which way do you feel about it?”The minister said: “I’m absolutely determined to tackle child poverty.”After Ferrari asked about lifting the cap again, she said: “I’ve always said that I think it’s important that we look in the round at what is driving child poverty.”Asking a fifth time, Ferrari said: “But would you keep the cap?”Avoiding the question again, McKinnell said: “We haven’t made a decision. We’re coming up with a strategy as to how we drive down child poverty. Whatever achieves that, I will support.”'Would you keep the two child benefit cap? That's my question.'School Standards Minister Catherine McKinnell is unable to answer @NickFerrariLBC's query - again. pic.twitter.com/zIs7xVv0rA— LBC (@LBC) May 30, 2025Related...Robert Jenrick Suggests Nigel Farage Is On Drugs For Wanting To Scrap Two-Child Benefit CapCabinet Minister Confirms That Labour Wants To Scrap The Two-Child Benefit CapIs Starmer Really Looking To Lift The Two-Child Benefit Cap? Here's What We Know

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