Welcome to the UK in 2018, where babies are dying because of the cuts | Richard Vize

The rise in infant mortality is a stark reminder that cuts really do hurt the poorest, most vulnerable members of society

The increase in UK infant mortality over the past two years, after more than a century of decline, is the starkest indicator of how we are failing to support the physical and mental wellbeing of children and young people.

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