Tories and Child Poverty
Issue- An article in the Financial Times today says the Tories look set to water down Labour's commitment to ending child poverty.
Key points
- Responding to the article, Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary, said:
"If David Cameron truly cares about poverty as he claims then why is he planning to water down Labour's commitment on cutting child poverty?
"The Conservatives say they care about the poor but offer six-figure tax breaks for the richest. Under the Conservatives, child poverty increased dramatically. Today it seems that they haven't learned the lessons of their failed policies of the 1980s and 1990s.
"If the Conservatives want to tackle poverty, why have they pledged to cut back on key measures to help families, such as the Child Tax Credit and Child Trust Fund, and refused to protect funding for Sure Start?"
Snapshot: THE CHOICE
In this year's election there will be a big choice about the change we want for Britain: to create an age of aspiration or an age of austerity.
The Tories threaten change to benefit the privileged few - a change you can't afford.
- To secure growth not choke off recovery.
- To protect frontline services not put them at risk.
- To cut the deficit fairly not cut taxes for the privileged few.
- To keep Britain strong internationally not isolated.
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