A reduction in child poverty would result in less demand on the NHS, schools, police services and social services, the New Economics Foundation said.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to launch a major consultation to help shape the Government’s 10-year-plan for the health service next week.
Sir Chris Hoy has announced his cancer is terminal. The six-time Olympic champion has been given a diagnosis and has two to four years left to live, according to the Sunday Times.