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Child Poverty Bill

It is right that we support families, and we should support families of all kinds, whatever their circumstances. That includes helping them to have stability in their lives—stability for children as they grow. It is also right that we recognise what the Government can do and where the Government can take action to support families. That is why there is also a serious vision of equality embedded in the Bill. Labour's child poverty targets have never just been about poverty; they have always been about narrowing the unfair inequalities that can haunt children throughout their lives.