Stop Labour Deferring Child Poverty Motion! – WED 11 JUNE
Labour wants to silence 38% of Newcastle's children?
Newcastle City Council will vote this Wednesday on our motion demanding abolition of the two-child benefit cap and No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). But Labour councillors, facing no majority and anxious about scrutiny, might push to defer the vote, hoping it will come after the government's delayed Child Poverty Impact Review drops.
This is a tactic to avoid accountability. As the BBC reports, Labour nationally know this review will expose the devastating impact of their welfare policies. We cannot let Newcastle’s children pay the price for their delay.
Our demand is non-negotiable: DEBATE AND VOTE THIS WEDNESDAY.
⚖️ Why this motion matters
38% of Newcastle kids live in poverty directly linked to these policies.
£3,250/year stolen per child under the two-child cap – pushing families into destitution.
NRPF traps migrant families without basic support, forcing councils to fill the gaps.
South Tyneside Council just passed this motion, calling the cap "disgusting and cruel". Newcastle must follow!
WHEN: Wednesday, 11 June. Arrive by 5:45PM – Meeting starts at 6PM. Prepare to stay LATE (motion is last item).
WHERE: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH
AGENDA: Motion #16 (Final item) – Full agenda here
WHAT YOU MUST DO
1️⃣ RSVP (below)
2️⃣ ARRIVE EARLY (5:45PM): Pack the public gallery. Numbers = pressure to prevent deferral.
3️⃣ WEAR RED: Symbolises our collective outrage.
4️⃣ BRING SIGNS: "SCRAP THE CAP!", "DEFER = BETRAYAL", "NO MORE GROWING UP POOR".
5️⃣ LOBBY COUNCILLORS: Write to your councillor before the meeting urge them to support
⚡ Why Labour fears this vote
No majority: With Greens + Independents + Labour Cllrs with integrity + Others, we CAN win.
BBC confirms: Labour is stalling until the child poverty report drops – a political evasion.
Kim McGuinness (NE Mayor) Already condemned the cap. Pressure her to act!
This Wednesday, we make history.
Food & Solidarity wrote this motion. Councillor Nick Hartley (Green) is proposing it.
But YOU own this fight!
Does the Labour machine want to bury it?
Let’s force them to choose: Stand with Newcastle’s children, or explain why they sided with poverty.
