The Labour Government is under pressure over the two child benefit cap and the linked rape clause.
The Labour Government has been urged to scrap the “utterly vile” rape clause after Keir Starmer promised a rethink in opposition. SNP MSP Rona Mackay said the Tory policy must be axed as a matter of urgency and criticised delays in a review.
Starmer has since become Prime Minister and the rape clause has not been reviewed. In a letter to Liz Kendall, Labour Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mackay wrote: She added: “The impact of this policy cannot be underestimated. Overwhelming evidence shows this policy re-traumatises women by forcing them to relive the details of being raped and abused at a time and in a manner not of their choosing, just to get the support they are entitled to.
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