Prime Minister Hears Campaign Call

Released on 06/10/2008

The Campaign to End Child Poverty is a coalition of more than 130 organisations working to eradicate child poverty in the UK.  NCT has been a supporter of this campaign for over a year.
NCT supported the End Child Poverty Keep The Promise rally that took place on Saturday 4th October.
As a keen supporter of the campaign, NCT have added the press release of on the success of the rally event day from End Child Poverty.

Press Release: 

The Campaign to End Child Poverty met the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, on Saturday. 

Campaign chairman Martin Narey and director Hilary Fisher were accompanied by trustees Kate Green, Pauls Ennals and Jasmine Whitbread. They were invited for talks with Gordon Brown on the morning 10,000 demanded he Keep The Promise to halve child poverty by 2010 and end it by 2020.

Hilary said: “We asked Gordon Brown to hear our plea and he listened. “He listened because of the strength of feeling End Child Poverty supporters have shown him. 

“The rally turnout was just phenomenal. Because of the massive amount of support we had our message has been heard loud and clear. 

“Thank you to everyone who backed Keep The Promise.”

 The Government will have a legal duty to eradicate child poverty in the UK by 2020, Gordon Brown said following talks with campaigners earlier today.Speaking in 10 Downing Street following the meeting, Mr Brown said that the fight against child poverty is one of the ‘great causes of this generation’.

“… I am saying that we will in law make it the duty of Government by 2020 to eradicate child poverty in this country.“

While it is a long haul, we want to show step by step how we can achieve that goal.”The PM said that everyone campaigning for the cause believes that every child is special, precious and unique.“Every child deserves the support of this generation,” he said.

ENDS 

Notes to editors

The Campaign to End Child Poverty is a coalition of more than 130 organisations including Barnardo’s, UNICEF, Save The Children, National Union of Teachers, TUC, NSPCC, Shelter, National Children’s Bureau, Action for Children and Children’s Society. 

For more information, interviews or photographs media officers Rebecca Goding or Sophie Davison on 020 7278 3405 or go to http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk.

The comments in this release represent the views of the Campaign to End Child Poverty and do not necessarily reflect the views of member organisations.

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