Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty
The UK's Betting and Gaming Council has said raising taxes on the industry could see billions wiped off the economy, and thousands of job losses.
Rachel Reeves has come under pressure from her own party, including former prime minister Gordon Brown, to scrap the two-child benefit cap when she sets out her Budget on 26 November.
The campaign - which has the backing of 101 Labour MPs - says a levy on gamb
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