Poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and the government is violating international law, the UN poverty special envoy has said ahead of a visit to the country this week, when he will urge ministers to increase welfare spending. www.theguardian.com/society/2023...
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"It’s simply not acceptable that more than a fifth of the population in a rich country such as the UK is at risk of poverty today. The policies in place are not working and not protecting people in poverty, and much more needs to be done to protect these people": UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty.
Government's response will be headlines about withdrawing from the 'interfering leftist UN'.
Violating international law is a particular specialty of this government.
We know.
Shameful that there are so many poor, especially children. Greed the reason. Stamp it out
The problem is current levels of poverty in the UK are not only acceptable to the Tories but desirable too.
Govt know, it’s part of their plan. The less most have, the more “they” have, financially and in terms of control.