Corbyn accuses govt. of limiting children's life chances
Labour party Leader Jeremy Corbyn says the Conservative government is guilty of limiting the life chances of hundreds of thousands of children from low- and middle-income families by cutting child tax credits as part of the government’s £12bn of welfare cuts.
Corbyn quoted from a single mother with a disabled child who will lose £1,800 a year as he contrasted the Tories’ tax credit cuts with their introduction of tax breaks for the wealthy.
“Isn’t the truth of the matter that this government is taking away the opportunities and limiting the life chances of hundreds of thousands of children from poorer or middle-income families in this society? Should he not be aware of that in the decisions he makes?” he said.
Corbyn also challenged Prime Minister David Cameron over the impact of the cuts to tax credits as he repeated his tactics of asking him questions from emails submitted to his office.
Housing and secondary breast cancer were also among the main topics which Corby focused on during his verbal attacks on Cameron in the parliament.
Corbyn cited an email from Matthew, one of 3,500 people who have submitted questions on housing in recent days, who wrote: “I live in a private rented house in London with three other people. Despite earning a salary well over the median wage buying even the cheapest of properties is well beyond my reach for years to come.”
Corbyn also spoke of a meeting he held during the Labour conference in Brighton with Frances and Emma, who are both suffering from terminal breast cancer. He asked the prime minister to write to him about their concerns about the collection of data in all hospitals on the instance of secondary breast cancer.
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