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MPs demand new Labour government abolishes Tories’ two-child benefits cap
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THE government faces its first major challenge on Wednesday when MPs demand it abolishes the Tories’ reviled two-child benefits cap.

SNP MPs at Westminster have urged their Scottish Labour counterparts to join the rebellion.

Parliament reopens on Wednesday with Labour’s policies outlined in the King’s Speech.

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