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How much trouble will the benefit cap row cause Starmer?

23 July 2024

1:43 AM

23 July 2024

1:43 AM

If you wanted an idea of where the noisiest opposition to Keir Starmer’s government will come, the list of amendments to the King’s Speech is pretty handy.

As I reported last week, there are a lot of amendments on the two-child benefit cap from different groups. The Greens have got one, independent MP Shockat Adam has tabled his own (also signed by the Greens and other independent MPs including Jeremy Corbyn), and the SNP have got theirs.

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