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The rape clause is ‘demonstrably unworkable’ so why is it still UK Government policy?

The rape clause is ‘demonstrably unworkable’ so why is it still UK Government policy?

Questions for Labour as a new study finds the two-child benefit cap's 'rape clause' is unworkable and traumatising, leaving vulnerable women unsupported.

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