Economic Growth Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Economic Growth

Bradley Thomas Excerpts
Monday 7th September 2026

(3 weeks, 6 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Emma Reynolds Portrait Emma Reynolds
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I agree with my hon. Friend that it is simply not acceptable that we live in a country where children are in poverty. The last Government plunged 900,000 children into child poverty. We are proud to be the Labour Government who lifted the two-child limit and lifted 450,000 children out of poverty.

Bradley Thomas Portrait Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove) (Con)
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On a day when Jaguar Land Rover has announced 4,000 job losses, how many more jobs have to be lost before the Government change course?