Labour Will Fail In Government If It Does Not Reduce Inequality, Says New MP

25th July 2024

Torsten Bell's comments come as party leadership has become embroiled in a row over the two-child benefit cap.

One of Labour's rising stars has said the party will have failed in government if it does not reduce inequality, even as the prime minister faces a bitter internal battle over a key poverty-reduction measure.

Torsten Bell, the former head of the Resolution Foundation turned Labour MP, said Britain's longstanding economic problems could not be solved by economic growth alone.

His comments come amid a row over whether Labour should end the two-child benefit cap immediately, with seven MPs losing the whip on Tuesday night after voting for a Scottish National party amendment to do so.

Bell was not one of those to rebel, despite having criticised the cap both as an independent economist and as a Labour candidate.

Read the full article in The Guardian HERE