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End Child Poverty statistics published today provide a bleak picture for hundreds of thousands of children in London and show what particular challenge it is to solve child poverty in the capital.

This briefing provides recommendations for the new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, in tackling child poverty in London.

Under the current Mayor, London has been a hugely successful city with strong economic growth and a booming population. 

The extent of the problem is revealed in data that shows the number of children entitled to free school meals, a widely used indicator of deprivation, has dropped by almost a third in some London boroughs since 2010.

Magic Breakfast, which in term-time makes sure 17,500 children get a healthy school breakfast

“We can make British poverty history, and we will make British poverty history,”

Two years ago, I published a blog called Goodbye Childcare, Hello Freedom which charted the challenges I faced as single parent organising childcare in the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s.

Westminster leader Philippa Roe admitted that the re-jigged initiative risks leaving boroughs unable to provide homes for people who need them.

Genesis Housing Association has revealed it will now build only for shared ownership.

Forget income as the main child poverty measure, says Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary.