A group of 101 Labour MPs have thrown their weight behind a call by Gordon Brown for the government to hike taxes on betting companies in order to tackle child poverty.
In a letter to the chancellor, Alex Ballinger and Beccy Cooper of the All-Party Parliamentary Group said there is a “compelling” case for a “targeted levy on harmful online gambling products” and that the money raised should be used to scrap the two-child benefit cap.
The Prime Minister is also facing growing pressure from within his Party.
Today the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, wouldn’t rule out a leadership challenge in future.
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