{"id":281608,"date":"2025-09-25T21:05:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/labour-mps-call-for-a-gambling-tax-rise-to-fund-scrapping-two-child-benefit-cap-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T21:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:05:32","slug":"labour-mps-call-for-a-gambling-tax-rise-to-fund-scrapping-two-child-benefit-cap-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/labour-mps-call-for-a-gambling-tax-rise-to-fund-scrapping-two-child-benefit-cap-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour MPs call for a gambling tax rise to fund scrapping two-child benefit cap | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JeyIHws9YSs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Labour MPs call for a gambling tax rise to fund scrapping two-child benefit cap | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JeyIHws9YSs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the chancellor, Alex Ballinger and Beccy Cooper of the All-Party Parliamentary Group said there is a \u201ccompelling\u201d case for a \u201ctargeted levy on harmful online gambling products\u201d and that the money raised should be used to scrap the two-child benefit cap.<\/p>\n<p>MPs argue that while betting companies in the UK have seen their sales grow significantly in recent years, they employ relatively few people, are often located outside the UK in order to minimise their tax bills, and therefore bring \u201clittle value to the UK economy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The MPs who signed the letter represent almost half of Labour\u2019s 235 backbenchers &#8211; ramping up pressure on the chancellor to take action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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