It's simply one aspect of the New Labour gerrymandering by increasing the “Turkey Army” sector of the electorate.
Child poverty in the UK? No doubt there is some amongst the low life but that’s not going to be solved by throwing yet more cash for them to squander on the various substances that they abuse.
Far better to promote birth control, ease access to abortion, and break the career choice that so many girls take of getting pregnant in order to get a house and a free meal ticket for life. The last by re-introducing Children’s homes or at least long term communal accommodation rather than single family domiciles amongst other steps that could and should be taken in this field
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