Kate Proctor
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UK News Lead for @savechildrenuk and child poverty spokesperson. Former pol ed @politicshome, pol corr @guardian @EveningStandard @yorkshirepost.
London via Cumbria
Joined June 2009
This is so nice to read!.
Isabel Hardman signs off today after 13 years (!) writing The Spectator's Evening Blend. Here's my tribute to one of the best and most inspiring journalists I've ever worked with:
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RT @SarahChampionMP: I asked PM for his vision of foreign aid. @savechildrenuk & @CGDev predict budget reductions will lead to 62 million f….
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Stay connected with Sarah's work:Official Website: https://www.sarahchampionmp.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahforrotherham/?locale=en_GBX (Twitt...
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RT @savechildrenuk: .@Keir_Starmer keeps saying he wants to reduce child poverty. Evidence shows the most effective way to do this is to sc….
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RT @savechildrenuk: Today we joined @CPAGUK and @EndChildPoverty outside the treasury to mark a miserable milestone. By this weekend, 30,0….
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Deeply disappointing.
BREAKING: Government’s own impact assessment on welfare cuts finds they would drive 250,000 more people, including 50,000 children, into poverty
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On Single Parents Day, ace colleague & campaigner Ruth Talbot @SglParentRights spells out the myriad injustices single parents experience day to day. Her blog explains how social security system and childcare skews towards households and 2 incomes.
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Friday, 21 March marks the eighth year of Single Parents Day being celebrated in the UK. But frankly, I’m not feeling particularly celebratory - especially given the news about disability cuts, which...
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RT @Steven_Swinford: The government's decision to delay the publication of impact assessments of welfare cuts and details of the new rates….
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RT @PaulBrandITV: NEW: Save the Children says it is worried more children with disabled parents will fall into poverty as a result of today….
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RT @savechildrenuk: For six weeks we’ve been delivering life-saving supplies to families & we still have medicine, tents and hygiene kits t….
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RT @MoazzamTMalik: #UKaid cuts ~ my interview with @SkyNews earlier this week. @savechildrenuk we are calling on PM @Keir_Starmer to act i….
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Save the Children CEO Moazzam Malik reacts to the news that the government is cutting the UK aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending."It is a betr...
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RT @patrickwintour: This is unfortunate. Lammy self evidently not been able to protect the foreign office budget since only weeks ago urge….
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RT @SarahChampionMP: Cutting ODA from 0.5% to 0.3% by 2027 is deeply shortsighted and doesn’t make anyone safer. The deep irony is that de….
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"It is a betrayal of the world’s most vulnerable children". Our comment on the aid budget cut.
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And prioritise child dental health first and foremost. Great campaign by the Mirror.
After 14 years of Tory failure, our manifesto committed to ending the crisis in NHS dentistry. Today we're delivering on this - by rolling out 700,000 extra urgent NHS dental appointments, meaning more people will soon have access to the urgent care they need.
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RT @savechildrenuk: Yesterday we hosted 'A Place of Hope', the first ever Child Poverty Summit in South Yorkshire, to provide the space and….
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RT @savechildrenuk: 74% of people in Yorkshire believe child poverty is damaging the region’s prosperity, raising concerns about the impact….
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Calls to act on child poverty as leaders gather for South Yorkshire summit
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Child poverty in Yorkshire is holding back the life chances of young people in the region, experts warn, as new polling outlines the social and economic toll of failing to act.
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So awesome 👏.
The announcement of a new global care reform campaign from the Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy is a welcome step. We look forward to continue working together on this vital issue, to make sure more children can grow up in a safe, nurturing family environment.
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