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Purnell: "Let's fight on child poverty" |
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 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell outlined the Government's fightback strategy following the local elections in a speech to the Fabian Society, declaring "ideological confidence is the way out of this week's political setback."
Purnell spoke of the need to continue to tackle child poverty regardless of electoral considerations and accused the Tories of "failing the test on child poverty."
He also announced a scheme to give interest-free loans to struggling families, saying "I would like nothing more than to put the loan shark out of business."
For more on this Fabian Progressive Manifesto lecture, see here.
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