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Starmer and Farage in ‘race to the bottom’ on child benefit cap, says Badenoch

Starmer and Farage in ‘race to the bottom’ on child benefit cap, says Badenoch

Campaigners say the cap exacerbates child poverty and has had a minimal impact on birth rate or family size.

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