Rachel Reeves is expected to confirm she will scrap the two child benefit cap when she sets out what is widely being viewed as a “make or break” Budget for the Labour leadership, The i Paper understands.

The move to ditch the two child limit on benefit payments is believed to come at a cost of around £3.5bn a year, and comes after months of pressure from Labour MPs .

In a further sign that the Government was moving towards ditching the cap entirely, Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Tuesday highlighted the policy as a major driver for pushing children into poverty. New Feature

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Speaking at a King’s Fund conference, the Cabinet minister gave an impassioned defence of the need for state support to help the most disadvantaged in soc

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