Keir Starmer ‘not immune’ to argument for scrapping

Labour leader says projected rise in number of children affected by policy is ‘powerful’ reason to ditch it but refuses to set timeline

Keir Starmer has said he is “not immune” to the powerful argument for scrapping the two-child benefit cap, after experts warned the number of children affected by it will rise by a third in the next five years.

The Labour leader refused to set out a timeline for when he would scrap the policy, despite previously saying he would ditch it if he could.