Nigel Farage Makes Bold Move to Steal Labour Voters with Promise to Scrap Controversial Benefit Cap

Nigel Farage is back in the spotlight and ready to shake up the political scene once again. This time, he’s taking aim at Labour’s base with a strategy that could seriously stir the pot. After Labour walked back on plans to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners, Farage is seizing the moment to call for the end of the controversial two-child benefit cap—a policy that’s long been a thorn in Labour’s side.

What’s the cap? In short, it blocks parents from claiming child tax credit or universal credit for more than two children. And while the policy was introduced by the Conservatives back in 2017, it’s been a lingering issue for Labour, too. In fact, seven Labour MPs were suspended last year for voting to scrap it. Now, with Farage breathing down their necks, the pressure’s mounting again.

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Over the weekend, the political fallout from Labour’s U-turn on winter fuel payments started to take shape. One Labour MP, clearly frustrated, texted: “We all want to see more.” Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown didn’t mince words in an interview with Sky News, calling the two-child cap “pretty discriminatory” and hinting it could be on the chopping block.

While Downing Street is saying nothing’s really changed—just that the cap has always been part of the now-delayed Child Poverty Strategy—what has changed is the political temperature, thanks to Farage.

Reform UK, Farage’s party, is expected to unveil a new campaign this week that promises to restore winter fuel payments and scrap the two-child benefit cap altogether. It’s a calculated move aimed squarely at winning over working-class voters who may feel left behind by both major parties. Farage is “parking his tanks on Labour’s lawn,” as insiders put it, taking the fight into their own backyard on one of the most sensitive issues.

So how would Reform UK pay for it all? The party says they’d shut down asylum hotels, slash foreign aid, and scrap net-zero targets to free up funds. Of course, not being in power means they don’t have to show exactly how those numbers add up—at least not yet. Still, it’s a bold proposal that grabs attention and forces the other parties to respond.

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And it’s not just Labour feeling the heat. The Conservatives, who introduced the two-child cap, are also being challenged from the right. Kemi Badenoch, a key Tory figure, isn’t backing down. Her message? “If you can’t afford to have lots of children, then you shouldn’t do so.”

That puts clear space between the Conservatives and Reform UK—but Farage’s real focus is on Labour, especially after their confusing stance on winter fuel payments. Right now, Labour’s official position on the benefit cap remains unclear, which opens the door for Reform to frame themselves as the only party taking a strong stand on family support.

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner offered a vague response on Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, saying, “lifting any measures that alleviate poverty is not a bad idea.” Not exactly a firm commitment.

With the government’s spending review just around the corner, Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves will have to crunch the numbers on whether walking back the winter fuel payment cuts is financially doable—let alone expanding support for families.

And the big question lingers: will this firestorm over winter fuel payments be the last policy to divide the party? Or is the two-child cap about to become Labour’s next major headache?

As one MP put it: “If there’s money for pensioners, why not children?”

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