Rightwing thinktank joins calls to scrap two-child benefit limit

Exclusive: Onward said cap has resulted in increased child poverty, adding to pressure on government to rethink its stance

A leading rightwing thinktank has called for an end to the two-child limit on benefits in a move that will put further pressure on the Labour government to rethink its stance.

Onward, which describes itself as a thinktank for mainstream Conservatism", said both the wider two-child limit and the higher earner threshold applying specifically to child benefit should be abandoned in order to support parents.