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Closed petition Create a Government department to eradicate poverty in the UK
To make the "Eradication of Poverty" a priority for the UK. To introduce a new department within Government to work specifically to address the issue head on and ultimately to deliver results by continuously driving down the numbers of people affected by poverty.
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The Government have instant access to all of the necessary resources which will be required in order to set the targets necessary to begin the process of ending poverty.
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