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Gordon Brown launches London’s first ‘multibank’ amid UK child poverty fears (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by flamingos to c/unitedkingdom

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/25421967

The first “multibank” in London, distributing everything from basic foods to baby products and toiletries, will be officially launched this week, amid continued concerns about levels of poverty as the school summer holidays begin.

The opening of Felix’s Multibank, which has the backing of former prime minister Gordon Brown and London mayor Sadiq Khan, is the latest in a growing network of multibanks.

Brown said the new project was opening at a time when the country’s approach to the problem of destitution would change. There have been continued calls from within Labour for Keir Starmer to take stronger action on child poverty.

Brown said: “The London Felix Multibank is the fourth of six that will be opened by the end of this year across Britain. It is opening at a time of transition from a Britain where child poverty has risen dramatically to one where we wish to see child poverty falling.

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[–] frazorth 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you don't know anything, then you would do best to keep quiet.

Under his Chancellorship, child poverty was reduced to the lowest levels. There was many problems with New Labour, however this is one area that they really helped the country.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Online tough guy spotted 🤣

Orphan crushing machine operating as intended

[–] frazorth 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, Tory spotted! Manipulate the narrative to cause dissent!

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 0 points 4 months ago

In American please