From Southampton to Sierra Leone – Poverty kills childhood

This manifesto sets out the key actions the British government must take for the coming parliament if it is to meet its obligations to children living in poverty at home and abroad. Child poverty is a scar on the UK. Even before the recession, progress on reducing child poverty had stalled and the number of children living in severe poverty had increased. Despite being one of the richest countries, the UK experiences some of the highest levels of child poverty in the developed world.