Editorial: The Guardian

• Prevalence of food insecurity in the UK is rising, affecting one in six British children in 2023.
• Nearly one in three children live in relative poverty, and one in four in absolute poverty, marking the fastest rise in almost 30 years.
• Conservative tax and benefit policies between 2010 and 2019 have adversely impacted the poorest households.
• Public health and social services have degraded, increasing the risk of falling into financial poverty.
• The Conservative party's tax cuts prioritize the rich over alleviating the most impoverished children, proving not only inhumane but financially imprudent.

Conclusion: It’s a moral and economic imperative that a future Labour government makes eradicating child poverty a priority, and restore financial support for low-income families.

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