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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 EXCL: 1/3 of children are malnourished in Kenya’s second-largest region as aid cuts drive food crisis.

“Countless parents told us they’re lucky if they can feed their children one cup of plain maize a day, and that they often go to bed hungry."

1/3 of children malnourished in Kenya’s second-largest region as aid cuts kick in

Exclusive: Data from Save the Children reveals a devastating climate-driven food crisis is hitting the country’s northwest

www.independent.co.uk

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 11d

Our #LabourPartyConference billboard was so huge that @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social couldn't fail to notice it and talk about it on @therestpolitics.bsky.social.

As conference ends today, we hope the UK Government has listened to this message loud and clear: scrap the two-child limit in full.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 11d

This news is welcome, but tapering support so some children get more payments than others undermines the principle that all children need and deserve equal financial support.

The most effective way to reduce child poverty is to scrap the two-child limit in full, no ifs and no buts.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12d

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November’s budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year * UK politics live – latest updates Rachel Reeves is to lift the two-child benefit limit in the budget, a key demand of Labour MPs and child poverty campaigners, with officials exploring options of a new tapered system. The chancellor and Keir Starmer have both said they expect to respond to recommendations of the child poverty taskforce at the budget, which is expected to say that lifting the two-child limit for universal credit and child tax credit would be one of the most effective ways to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 12d

The British public understand that their future prosperity and security is tied to the rest of the world.

As we debate and reshape our country’s role on the world stage, we hope political leaders listen carefully.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 NEW: More than 6 in 10 Brits want the UK to play a large role in international affairs, our new polling with @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows.

But at a time of multiple geopolitical crises the UK Government is cutting our aid budget.

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Britons believe the UK is seen by the rest of the world as ‘weak’ and ‘soft touch’

Just one in four Brits think the UK is viewed positively on the world stage, with most wanting their country to play a large role in international affairs, exclusive poll shows

www.independent.co.uk

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 13d

The Chancellor must now take her mission to stand up for Britain, to stand up for children on the very lowest incomes.

This must centre on scrapping the two child limit to benefits. It's the only way she can reach her commitment to reducing child poverty at scale.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 13d

The roll out of libraries in 1,700 primary schools is an excellent way to build literacy skills and we warmly welcome policies that support children in their earliest years, including the roll out of breakfast clubs.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13d

Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England

Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech Rachel Reeves will deliver a library in every primary school in England as part of Labour’s plans to give all children the best start in life regardless of their background. The scheme, which will create libraries in the 1,700 primaries currently without them, will be funded from £132.5m of dormant assets that will be unlocked to give young people access to cultural opportunities. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 13d

“I want Keir Starmer to live a week in my life when you’re on the end of that monthly money and you’re living day by day... I want him to feel that worry."

Our parent campaigner Tasha speaking to @itvnews.bsky.social about the two-child limit to benefits.

www.itv.com

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 13d

We agree with the Foreign Secretary's strong condemnation of what is happening to children in Gaza. But what is happening is more than a "moral obscenity".

In line with UN findings, what we are witnessing on the ground in Gaza is consistent with genocide.

The UK must act now to stop it.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 13d

The UK Government has got the opportunity to do this at the upcoming Autumn Budget - they must take it.

Tell your MP to act now to reduce child poverty.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 13d

Child poverty in the UK is the highest since records began and it's continuing to rise on their watch.

Does the Labour Party really want this to be its legacy?

Experts have said time and time again that the single most effective way to reduce child poverty is to scrap the two-child limit.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 13d

As they arrive at the Labour Party Conference, we're greeting Keir Starmer and his MPs with a message that demands a screen bigger than 21,000 mobile phones*:

"What was the point of winning the general election if not to lift kids out of poverty?"

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 14d

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wants to get child poverty down, but it has continued to rise on his watch.

We’re at #LPC25 to ask him: What was the point of winning the general election if not to lift kids out of poverty?

Tell your MP to act now to reduce child poverty: bit.ly/3GKJVfS

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 16d

"Their policy doesn't have a soul. We do our best and hope that something will change."

Our Parent Champions in Sheffield spoke to journalist Terri White about the cruelty of the two-child limit in her latest documentary for the @theguardian.com.

Watch the full film:

Raising kids in poverty: The UK’s ‘inhumane’ two child limit

Child poverty in the UK is now at record levels, with 4.5 million kids living in poverty. One of the biggest drivers of this is the controversial two limit child policy, which caps universal credit an...

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 18d

“Instead of focusing on play, socialising and passions, children are focused on physical survival... childhood is under attack and they are losing hope.”

Our colleague Narmina Strishenets on the impact of the war in Ukraine on children's education.

‘Children thrive down here’: the secret play centre hidden under Ukraine’s most dangerous city

Kherson’s children have missed nearly four years of school, living in isolation or underground to hide from drones

www.theguardian.com

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 19d

We have joined 30 organisations to raise the alarm on child wasting, as cuts to aid programmes are leaving millions more children at risk.

Read and share our joint statement, calling on world leaders to take action at #UNGA80 to end child wasting: bit.ly/42B1YwQ

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Save the Children NI @savethechildrenni.bsky.social · 20d

Our statement as the public consultation on Stormont's poverty plan comes to an end. Over 90 organisations in the sector have said it needs a total rewrite. Surely the Executive will listen? www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...

Children and Families in NI Deserve Better: Statement on Stormont's Anti-Poverty Plan

As Stormont’s Anti-Poverty Strategy consultation closes Save the Children NI insist children & families deserve a total rewrite of the plan.

www.savethechildren.org.uk

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 24d

The UK Government must take bold action at the forthcoming child poverty strategy, including scrapping the two-child limit to benefits and the benefit cap.

Write to your MP via the link in bio to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GzdReN

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 24d

A country that fails to invest enough money in its children and leaves the poorest behind is not a success, nor one to be proud of.

Keir Starmer, is this what you want your legacy to be?

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 24d

🚨 NEW: More than two million households plan to avoid turning on their central heating this winter over fears of soaring energy bills, a new survey has found.

We speak to families across the UK every week who tell us they simply cannot afford to put the heating on.

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Save the Children NI @savethechildrenni.bsky.social · 26d

With just a few days to go until the close of Stormont’s consultation on its draft anti-poverty strategy, we’ve been to some women’s support groups in Belfast to find out what people think of it. They told us about the suffering & pressure being felt in communities… 🗣️

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 26d

Child poverty is not an inevitability; it is a consequence of political choices.

The UK Government must scrap the two-child limit on benefits and benefit cap in the upcoming Autumn Budget.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 26d

Child poverty is already at a record high, and is set to rise further if the UK Government doesn't scrap the two-child limit on benefits and benefit cap. In fact, this could be the first Labour Government in history to oversee a significant rise in child poverty.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 26d

That’s the children of neighbours, friends, and families you know, suffering because politicians failed to accept the answers staring them in the face.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 26d

🚨 NEW: One million children in working families are affected by the two-child limit, new analysis by @cpaguk.bsky.social
has revealed.

3 in 5 families impacted by the two-child limit are working, while a large majority who are not working have young children or are ill or disabled.

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Two-child benefit cap is 'punishing' working families, Labour warned

Families hit by the two-child limit on benefits describe how "the system is truly unfair" for those with more than three children.

www.bigissue.com

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