Gordon Brown: two child benefit cap is "cruel" | UK Politics | The New Statesman

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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to the New Statesman. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 Keir Starmer and Labour are under pressure to scrap the two child benefit cap introduced by George Osborne and the Conservatives in 2017. Gordon Brown, guest editor of the New Statesman, spoke to Anoosh Chakelian whilst visiting the Felix Centre multi-bank in London. Their conversation covered the child poverty crisis facing Britain, including the former PM's views on the benefit cap. 📚 READ: Gordon Brown on the "cruel" two child benefit cap - Anoosh Chakelian https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/politics-podcast/2025/05/gordon-brown-on-the-cruel-two-child-benefit-cap 🙋‍♀️ ASK a question We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus 📧 FREE get our daily politics email https://morningcall.substack.com 💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber: Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save 🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcast https://www.youtube.com/@NewStatesman -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. #topnews #news #politics