Can the Labour Party eradicate child poverty?

Ending child poverty isn’t just the morally correct thing to do - it’s the economically and politically sensible option for Labour.

Children living in poverty is a bad thing - I think we can all agree on that. Even those on the right, including Suella Braverman - have argued that it is reprehensible that some families in the UK still have to choose between heating and food. In 2025, the moral case for this is abundantly clear. We do not need to read Charles Dickens to understand the…