New Labour
- Created by: Emily Uffindell
- Created on: 04-05-14 16:57
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- New Labour
- Before being elected into government in 1997, they made statements supporting the traditional, nuclear family.
- Favours strengthening the institution of marriage and regards a family headed by a married couples as normally the best place in which to bring up children. New labour has also cut benefits to loan parents.
- New labour takes a more supportive view of social policy.
- Changed the law on adoption to give unmarried, cohabiting couples, including gay couples, the right to adopt on the same basis as married couples.
- Their welfare, tax and wage policies have been aimed at lifting children out of poverty by re-distributing income to the poor through higher benefits.
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