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    Wes Streeting explains why Labour disagrees with Suella Braverman over scrapping two child benefit cap

    by David Maddox May 12, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

    Wes Streeting has defended his party’s policy not to scrap the cap on child benefit for just two children in each household.

    His comments in an exclusive interview with The Independent came just ahead of rightwing former home secretary Suella Braverman shocking Westminster by calling for an end to the controversial policy brought in by the Tories during their coalition with the Lib Dems.

    Labour had been in favour of scrapping the child benefit cap but because shadow

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