North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has said the government's newly released Child Poverty Strategy "must only be the start" in tackling deprivation across the region.

According to the North East Child Poverty Commission (NECPC), 170,000 children were living in poverty across our region 2023/24, a number both the government and regional leaders hope will go down with the help of the Child Poverty Strategy.

Published on Thursday (December 4), new measures detail families will be helped with the costs of baby formula and childcare will be expanded for those on universal credit.

The government believes it will see children across the country get the "best possible start in life", and lift 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030.

But while mayor Kim McGuinness has praised the strategy, she has

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