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Reform Watch: It's pints over poverty as Jenrick doubles down on two-child cap

Plus: Racist tweets, and Matt Goodwin's latest Handmaid's Tale-esque comments.

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Ella Glover and The Lead
Feb 19, 2026
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Jenrick has pledged to reinstate the arbitrary welfare cap. Pic: House of Commons

Nigel Farage must be getting dizzy.

This week, his party’s new treasury spokesperson, ex-Tory cabinet member Robert Jenrick, announced that Reform would, in fact, restore the two-child benefit cap in full — despite “accidentally” voting to scrap it this month.

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