Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has warned the two-child benefit cap is "holding back" children across the North East, calling child poverty a "deep moral scar." Speaking in North Tyneside, she renewed calls for the policy to be reconsidered and urged urgent action ahead of this month's Budget. Phillipson said ministers must weigh the cost of change against the long-term harm the cap does to families and children's life chances.<br />
