Candidate Proposes Tax on Childless Individuals

Matt Goodwin, Reform UK’s candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, proposed a controversial “negative child benefit tax” on childless individuals to address declining birth rates in the UK. His suggestions, which include removing income tax for women with two or more children and prioritizing housing for British families, have drawn comparisons to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Labour’s Lucy Powell criticized the proposal as ludicrous and harmful to women’s dignity, while Reform defended it as a necessary debate on demographic challenges. The by-election is scheduled for February 26, following the resignation of former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne.

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