The Prime Minister has announced a new strategy to cut child poverty numbers by over half a million by the end of the decade.

Keir Starmer unveiled Labour’s proposed Child Poverty Strategy during a visit to Glasgow on Thursday night.

The plan comes as approximately 4.5 million children are currently living in poverty in the UK.

“Every child deserves the best possible start in life, with their future no longer determined by the circumstances of their birth,” Starmer said.

The Government is seeking to justify the decision to hike taxes in the Budget by £26bn, with a significant amount of the money used to fund welfare payments.

The Prime Minister said tackling child poverty would “alleviate pressure on our public services” and ease cost of living pressures for the working poor.

He said

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