Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has issued a stark warning about the rising levels of child poverty in the UK, describing the situation as the worst in living memory. Brown highlighted that one-third of children in the UK are living in poverty, with many families resorting to food banks and basic toiletries now considered luxury items. He dismissed claims that there is not enough money to address this issue, stressing that it is an investment that must be made. Brown also called for the scrapping of the two-child benefit limit and emphasized that the children affected are not from 'workshy' families, as their parents are working. He criticized the impact of austerity policies, referring to the affected children as 'austerity's children' and urged immediate action to tackle the crisis. Brown specifically mentioned the severe poverty levels in his community in Fife during his interviews with Andrew Marr and Sophy Ridge.
‘Child poverty has not fallen since Tories came in’, says Gordon Brown https://t.co/8DXvQPNZnS
Left: Rishi Sunak says the Conservatives have reduced child poverty Right: Gordon Brown explains how that is a lie, and child poverty is actually rising "We are writing the future history of our country, and it's a history of neglect" Please watch and RT 🙏 https://t.co/HUBZA7bjTa
'These are austerity's children.' Former PM @GordonBrown speaks to @SophyRidgeSky about the levels of poverty he's seeing in his community in Fife, warning "we have to do something about it." More: https://t.co/AK3x9urRBH https://t.co/JZVSIDCD6J
'These are austerity's children': Ex-PM says UK seeing 'destitution we haven't seen for years' https://t.co/iVIh6NNps1
Gordon Brown warns of the 'worst figures for child poverty in living memory' as record numbers resort to food banks https://t.co/Pp9dyfQhOI
Children in the UK are suffering "the highest levels of poverty in living memory" - with basic toiletries including shampoo, soap and toothpaste now considered "luxury items", Gordon Brown has said. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/i2gTBI3P6C
'We're writing our future history if we neglect the children of today.' With 1/3 children in the UK living in poverty, former PM @GordonBrown dismisses claims there's 'not enough money' to reduce this statistic - telling @AndrewMarr9 it's an 'investment that has to be made'. https://t.co/IKvOrberJS
“We’ve got probably the highest levels of poverty in living memory amongst children.” Watch the full interview with former UK Prime Minister @GordonBrown on #PoliticsHub with @SophyRidgeSky at 7pm ⏰ 📱 https://t.co/ZsJh8HEea5 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/ToGB5LhdKN
Gordon Brown demands two-child benefit limit is scrapped as he issues dire child poverty warning https://t.co/PZJICxGZiQ
Former PM Gordon Brown tells @BBCr4today that we're heading to the worst UK child poverty statistics in living memory. This is down to low pay ...and he's keen to stress these aren't kids in "workshy" families, their parents *are* working.