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24 Jul 2024

Sir Keir Starmer dodges questions on two-child benefit cap in PMQs

Political Editor

Sir Keir Starmer has dodged questions on the two-child benefit cap in his first Prime Minister’s Questions as PM.

It came a day after he suspended seven Labour MPs for backing an SNP motion to abolish the limit – which prevents parents from claiming Universal Credit or child tax credit for more than two children.