Liz Kendall says government needs to ‘do the sums’ before scrapping two-child benefit cap – UK politics live

Liz Kendall says government needs to ‘do the sums’ before scrapping two-child benefit cap – UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary speaks as Keir Starmer faces first potential rebellion in Commons over the policy

Former chancellor John McDonnell said he will be voting for an SNP amendment that calls for the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap on Tuesday as Keir Starmer faces his first potential Commons rebellion as prime minister.

McDonnell said in a video posted to X: “37 Labour MPs like me put forward our own amendment to scrap the two-child limit, but that won’t be called. So the only opportunity we’ll have to vote on the two-child limit will be on an SNP motion.

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