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  1. 1Victoria WhittleLabour Party

    Victoria Whittle hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Victoria Whittle’s own commitment:

    What the record shows Source: Public record

    In government, Labour's Budget 2025 removed the two-child limit in Universal Credit in full from April 2026 (relevant to households with children).

    In their exact words Source: Public record

    The historic decision to remove the two-child limit in full from April 2026 will lift 450,000 children out of poverty - the biggest reduction at any Budget this century.

    What this could mean for you

    This would apply to you if: there are children.

    Sourced: Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities (Budget 2025 press release), 26 November 2025
    The historic decision to remove the two-child limit in full from April 2026 will lift 450,000 children out of poverty - the biggest reduction at any Budget this century.

    Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities (Budget 2025 press release), HM Treasury (UK Government), published 26 November 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/strong-foundations-secure-future-a-budget-that-delivers-on-the-countrys-priorities

    Explain this (2 terms)
    Universal Credit
    The main working-age benefit, paid monthly, combining what used to be six separate payments.
    Two-Child Limit
    A rule that limits the child element of Universal Credit and tax credits to the first two children in most families.

    Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.

    What the record shows Source: Public record

    In government, Labour's Budget 2025 froze personal tax thresholds from 2028 to 2031 (enacted policy, not a manifesto pledge).

    In their exact words Source: Public record

    Asking everyone to contribute, the current personal tax thresholds will be frozen from 2028 to 2031, but those with broader shoulders will contribute more through fair reforms previously ducked for too long.
    Sourced: Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities (Budget 2025 press release), 26 November 2025
    Asking everyone to contribute, the current personal tax thresholds will be frozen from 2028 to 2031, but those with broader shoulders will contribute more through fair reforms previously ducked for too long.

    Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities (Budget 2025 press release), HM Treasury (UK Government), published 26 November 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/strong-foundations-secure-future-a-budget-that-delivers-on-the-countrys-priorities

    Explain this (1 term)
    Manifesto
    A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.

    Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.

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