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Starmer’s refusal to scrap the two-child benefit cap is the latest reminder that child poverty is a bipartisan issue for Westminster’s governing duopoly, argues Plaid Cymru economy spokesperson LUKE FLETCHER MS
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer appear to be converging on some of their policies

THE furore over Keir Starmer’s announcement that he will refuse to scrap the two-child benefit cap has gone eerily quiet for now. 

While it represents yet another 180 degree pivot away from any semblance of decency for the Labour Party, it also serves as a reminder of the ongoing blurring of boundaries between Labour and the Tories.

Of course, the Labour front bench would insist otherwise, but their propensity to play Tory doppelganger is easily seen by even the most apolitical of people. 

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