Keir Starmer ‘not immune’ to argument for scrapping two-child benefit cap

Labour leader says projected rise in number of children hit 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 said the number of children affected by it would 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.