Two-child benefit cap is ‘cruel’ campaigners say

A record 1.6 million children are now affected by the two-child cap on benefits – and that’s cranking up the pressure on the new Labour government to scrap it.

Campaigners say the limit is ‘cruel’ – while many say it’s a significant factor behind the UK’s rising child poverty rates.

The prime minister is now facing calls from the left of his party to get rid of the policy.