Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty
Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty
Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs say increasing taxes could enable to the government to lift the two-child benefit cap.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article's main claim that a significant number of Labour MPs support a gambling tax to address child poverty is supported by multiple sources. However, the specific number (nearly a quarter) is difficult to verify precisely and the article presents this proposal without significant counterarguments, indicating a moderate bias. The article also lacks context regarding the feasibility and potential impact of such a tax.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs say increasing taxes could enable to the government to lift the two-child benefit cap.
- Verification Source #1: States that over 100 Labour MPs have called for increasing gambling taxation to tackle child poverty.
- Verification Source #2: Reports that MPs back Gordon Brown's call for an online gambling tax to tackle child poverty.
- Verification Source #3: States that Labour MPs are calling for increasing gambling taxation to tackle child poverty.
- Verification Source #4: Claims that more than one hundred Labour MPs seem to think that the only way to pay for child poverty is by taxing gambling.
- Assessment: Partially supported. Multiple sources confirm Labour MP support for a gambling tax to address child poverty. However, the exact figure of 'nearly a quarter' is not directly verifiable from the provided sources. Assuming 650 MPs and roughly half are Labour, a quarter would be around 80 MPs. Sources 1 and 4 suggest 'over 100' which is more than a quarter. The claim is therefore potentially inaccurate in its specific quantification.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: 'That is why I have joined over 100 Labour MPs in writing to the chancellor to call for increasing gambling taxation to tackle child poverty.'
- Source 4: 'We learned last night that more than one hundred Labour MPs seem to think that the only way we can pay for child poverty is by taxing gambling.'