Sir Keir Starmer has set out moral and economic arguments for lifting children out of poverty as the Government launched its strategy on the issue, largely driven by the £3 billion decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap.The plan - long-awaited by campaigners - comes with around 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer has set out moral and economic arguments for lifting children out of poverty as the Government launched its strategy on the issue, largely driven by the £3 billion decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap.The plan - long-awaited by campaigners - comes with around 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK.