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On Tuesday 3 February 2026, the Universal Credit (Removal of Two-Child Limit) Bill had its Second Reading in the House of Commons. The previous Government introduced the two-child limit on Universal Credit (UC). Its effect was to push more children into poverty. From 2010, the number of children in poverty rose by 900,000, reaching 4.5

A group of organisations, comprising of Global Witness, Tax Justice UK, Oxfam, Greenpeace, War on Want, the Center for Economic and Social Rights, and Amnesty International, held a drop-in event in Parliament on 3 February 2026 to draw attention to  “Why the UK Government must support the the UN Tax Convention” (UNTC).  The UNTC is

The House of Commons considered the amendments from the House of Lords on the Bill on Monday 2 February 2026. The Bill will ratify the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, signed by the UK in 2023, creating a legal mechanism to set up protected zones in areas beyond national jurisdiction, helping to protect marine life

Following the 2 February 2026 statement from the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones MP, which shed new light on the relationship between Lord Mandelson and the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the House of Commons debated an Opposition Motion on 4 February 2026. The motion called on the Government to release documents covering