General Article Boris Johnson made inaccurate statements on child poverty, investigation finds.

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By PRESS ASSOCIATION

The Government has been accused of being in denial about a rising level of child poverty in the UK.

It comes after the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) concluded Boris Johnson has made several inaccurate claims on the issue since being elected in December last year.

The OSR responded to a complaint from the End Child Poverty Coalition over three incidences when the Prime Minister made what the coalition described as ‘misleading’ statements.

Writing to the OSR, the c...

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