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Who will tackle poverty after the election?

An academic study of the British parties’ manifestos ranks their commitment to tackling poverty in the UK and beyond.

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With just days to go until the general election, it is striking how absent one theme has been in the campaigns: poverty, its manifestations and causes, and what the political parties plan to do about it.

To help fill this gap, Academics Stand Against Poverty has published an audit of the main political parties’ manifestos, to assess the impact of their policies on UK and global poverty.