By Joanna Rea

As the Labour Party gathers in Liverpool this weekend, it faces a defining test of its values.

Will it continue the legacy of rising child poverty - or will it honour its promises and break the cycle of disadvantage?

The two-child limit on Universal Credit is one of the most harmful austerity measures introduced in 2017. Disproportionately affecting babies and toddlers, it denies support to children in low-income families because they have older siblings. It’s a policy that punishes families already struggling and kicks them when they are down.

Today, 1.6 million children across the UK are affected by the two-child limit, including over 15,000 in Liverpool. That’s 15,000 children in a city already facing some of the highest levels of deprivation in England - a city where more than one in three children lives in poverty.

The two-child limit penalises families for circumstances often beyond their........

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