Opposition MPs want politics out of poverty

Conservatives are criticized for showing no political will to lead on poverty issues, but Tories say they have to be realistic.

It's the 20th anniversary of Parliament's declaration to help eliminate poverty by 2000 but the current Conservative government has no political will to combat this "pressing issue," say opposition MPs.

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