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| UK Labour leader grills conservative govt for ‘inadequacy’ over child poverty during pandemic & pushes for £15bn recovery fund | UK Labour leader grills conservative govt for ‘inadequacy’ over child poverty during pandemic & pushes for £15bn recovery fund |
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| Labour Party leader Keir Starmer criticized UK PM Boris Johnson’s Conservative government for their ‘catch up’ plan to help students recover from missed school hours, while pushing for a £15 billion recovery fund. | Labour Party leader Keir Starmer criticized UK PM Boris Johnson’s Conservative government for their ‘catch up’ plan to help students recover from missed school hours, while pushing for a £15 billion recovery fund. |
| Keir Starmer tweeted on Thursday that British children have lost over eight weeks of face-to-face teaching this year, and 14 weeks last year. | Keir Starmer tweeted on Thursday that British children have lost over eight weeks of face-to-face teaching this year, and 14 weeks last year. |
| “The Tories’ catch-up plan is so inadequate that their own catch-up tsar resigned,” he said. | “The Tories’ catch-up plan is so inadequate that their own catch-up tsar resigned,” he said. |
| Starmer – the successor of far-left, anti-establishment former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – said the Conservative government needs to match Labour’s ambition for British children by backing their £15 billion Children’s Recovery Fund. | Starmer – the successor of far-left, anti-establishment former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – said the Conservative government needs to match Labour’s ambition for British children by backing their £15 billion Children’s Recovery Fund. |
| The proposed fund is aimed at fighting the increase in poverty among children in the UK, which the Labour Party claim is the fault of the ruling Conservatives. | The proposed fund is aimed at fighting the increase in poverty among children in the UK, which the Labour Party claim is the fault of the ruling Conservatives. |
| According to the ‘Children’s Recovery Plan’, 700,000 British children have been pushed into poverty since 2010, and in the past year, half a million children are estimated to have become eligible for free school meals. | According to the ‘Children’s Recovery Plan’, 700,000 British children have been pushed into poverty since 2010, and in the past year, half a million children are estimated to have become eligible for free school meals. |
| “The Conservatives should be ashamed of this record,” it reads. | “The Conservatives should be ashamed of this record,” it reads. |
| Negative reactions to Starmer’s tweet are somewhat reflective of the turbulent nature of British politics, especially following Brexit. | Negative reactions to Starmer’s tweet are somewhat reflective of the turbulent nature of British politics, especially following Brexit. |
| Several people asked Starmer where the £15 billion would come from and whether it would require cuts to other sectors. | Several people asked Starmer where the £15 billion would come from and whether it would require cuts to other sectors. |
| Another told the Labour leader that he “can’t just keep inventing large figures,” and that the UK borrowed “over 400 billion to deal with the pandemic,” a figure which is somewhat in line with BBC reporting that stated from April 2020-21, the UK borrowed £299 billion to deal with the pandemic. | Another told the Labour leader that he “can’t just keep inventing large figures,” and that the UK borrowed “over 400 billion to deal with the pandemic,” a figure which is somewhat in line with BBC reporting that stated from April 2020-21, the UK borrowed £299 billion to deal with the pandemic. |
| One person responded by saying, “the problem is, that you are a Tory Sir,” referencing Starmer’s Oxford education and ‘soft left’ alignment compared to Corbyn’s more radical positions. | One person responded by saying, “the problem is, that you are a Tory Sir,” referencing Starmer’s Oxford education and ‘soft left’ alignment compared to Corbyn’s more radical positions. |
| The Conservative Party has been in power since 2010. Led by Boris Johnson, they successfully campaigned in 2016 for Britain to leave the European Union, causing a huge divide between ‘Remain’ and ‘Leave’ voters. The next general election is in 2024. | The Conservative Party has been in power since 2010. Led by Boris Johnson, they successfully campaigned in 2016 for Britain to leave the European Union, causing a huge divide between ‘Remain’ and ‘Leave’ voters. The next general election is in 2024. |
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