Strip middle-class families of child benefit, Rayner urges Reeves: The Telegraph

Fury as Angela Rayner demands thousands of parents are STRIPPED of benefits

LABOUR’s civil war deepened last night after it emerged Angela Rayner pushed to strip child benefit from hundreds of thousands of families. The Deputy Prime Minister urged the Treasury to “claw back” payments from households where the highest earner makes between £50,000 and £80,000 — reversing a key Conservative tax break worth up to £1,300 a year. PAChancellor Rachel Reeves[/caption] AFPA memo written by Angela Rayner suggested broader tax hik…

Angela Rayner pushed for middle-class families to lose child benefit, memo reveals

The latest revelation about the deputy prime minister points to tensions behind the scenes in the Labour cabinet

Rayner 'called for child benefits to be clawed back from middle-class families' - leaked memo reveals

Angela Rayner urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to strip middle-class families of child benefit payments, a leaked memo reveals.

Angela Rayner demands middle class families lose key benefit in leaked memo

Rayner, the Deputy PM and Housing Secretary, reportedly urged Rachel Reeves to make a major benefit change ahead of the Spring Statement.

Strip middle-class families of child benefit, Rayner urges Reeves

Deputy Prime Minister wanted Treasury to ‘claw back’ money from parents, leaked memo shows

Rayner: Mayors must be accountable

Mayors must be accountable as they take back control of decision making as part of local government reorganisation, the deputy prime minister says.