LABOUR was accused today of “not caring about poverty” as it was pilloried by children’s charities for vowing to keep the two-child benefits cap in another policy U-turn.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper defended the party’s plan to keep the hated Conservative policy after Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he would retain the limit over the weekend.

She insisted Labour must be “clear about what we can fund” as she emphasised the party’s focus on economic responsibility, saying: “We opposed it when it first came in.