‘Conversations Ongoing’ on Dad’s Idea to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap – Guido Fawkes

Stephen Kinnock: ‘Conversations Ongoing’ on Dad’s Idea to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap

Care minister Stephen Kinnock refused to challenge his dad’s call to scrap the two-child benefit cap this morning. Stop Kinnock on Kinnock violence…

The suddenly vocal former Labour leader has been fleshing out his policy platform and said the cap should be lifted gradually: “I really want them to move in that direction because the figures are that if that did occur it would mean that about 600,000 kids fewer are in poverty.” He again suggested it could be funded by a “wealth tax” on the top 1%…

Asked if “your dad is right or wrong” on BBC Breakfast Stephen refused to give an answer. On Sky News said:

“I am very clear that any changes to our fiscal policy are a matter for the Chancellor and only the Chancellor. So those conversations are ongoing and I’m not going to preempt them.”

That is different to the spin put out just two months ago when the successful backbench rebellion to kill the welfare reforms apparently destroyed all prospect of a removal of the cap. Since then the ‘Let Keir be Keir’ strategy has seen a continued to pitch to the left…