Starmer is wrong.

Scrapping the 2-child benefit cap would lift 250,000 children out of poverty and result in 850,000 children living in less deep poverty.

The economic cost of children growing up in poverty far exceeds the £1.3 billion a year cost to treasury to lift the cap.

NEWS: Sport England is making £45 million available to grassroots football clubs to deal with climate change after new research showed three in five adults said bad weather was having a negative impact on participation.

We should not rest until the last foodbank closes due to lack of demand, but as The Trussell Trust highlighting today, need is at a record high
#Poverty #PublicHealth #Inequality

These statistics are shocking. But these are not statistics. They are children who will experience worse educational outcomes, worse health outcomes and worse housing for their entire life. Childhood poverty is a policy choice

🚨New report from National Foundation for Educational Research highlights the urgency of fully funded above inflation teacher pay increases. Simply matching wage growth across the economy won't cut it—we need a major step towards pay correction to tackle the supply crisis.

Congratulations to Solihull Green Party councillor (and The Green Party's Peace and Global Justice spokesperson) shahin ashraf for becoming Mayor of Solihull Council! 👏👏👏

😱 Progress from the government - whilst Sadiq Khan has failed to take the action needed in #London to reduce drug harm 😡

❌️ Met still don't carry naloxone
❌️ No overdose prevention centres
❌️ Not calling for a health approach to drugs!

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There’s more to a four-day week than you might think.🧊

UK is now one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. It is a national crisis - and neither the Tories nor Labour have a plan to address it. So tomorrow I'll be leading a debate in Parliament on UK biodiversity loss - please encourage your MP to take part.

Spot on from John Harris & what an indictment of Right to Buy: 86% of homes sold under the scheme in #Brighton are now being rented on the private market. Clear the scheme has to end ASAP - troubling Labour still backing this failed Tory policy NEF
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Good luck to all year 6s sitting SATs this week but, whatever the outcome, remember these tests don't reflect who you are or all the things you are good at #MoreThanAScore

A worrying proportion of school leaders are having to make cuts to teachers, teaching assistants and support staff.

Trips and extra-curricular activities are also being reduced.

Our research reveals a worsening picture of school finances 👇

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We want to thank all of our hard working volunteers and loyal supporters!

Together we re-elected three London Assembly Members 💚

Hope you can join us on Wednesday for our thank you party actionnetwork.org/events/thank-y…

Safe and legal routes now.

Keir Starmer has announced that the Labour party will fund a new ‘border security commander’ rather than opening safe & legal routes for people to claim asylum in the UK.

Only the Greens are committed to a humane, common-sense approach to migration.

Amazing coverage of the LoT movement in the The Guardian this weekend!
Let's make sharing/ renting better than buying from Amazon– more affordable, convenient, socially-rewarding & kinder to the planet 🌍 💪

It's 3rd most read– keep posting! #borrowdontbuy
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🎉 Congratulations to Zoë Garbett - #London 's newest Green Assembly Member!

#Free gardening talk from John Welsh Sunday 12 May, 3-5pm, at the Ecology Centre.

Learn how tree pits (the area around the base of a tree) can be transformed into beautiful bio-diverse mini gardens which encourage wildlife!

#wildlife #biodiversity

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🚨 Students from deprived areas are more likely than their more affluent peers to have missed deadlines or asked for an extension in order to take up paid work.

More on the impact of the cost of living on students ⤵️

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🎉 Congratulations to @SianBerry, Caroline Russell and Zack Polanski - our three The Green Party #London Assembly Members

#GreenWin | #GetGreensElected | #London Elections2024

💚 Thank you to everyone who has voted Green across #London !

💚💚 You are helping us build a fairer, greener city for all of us. 

💚💚💚 Why not join us and together we can get EVEN more done? ⤵️ 

#GetGreensElected