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Frank Field was director of the Child Poverty Action Group between 1969 and 1979, and the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead between 1979 and 2019
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Two ex-ministers say the government should pause demands for large sums of money from benefits overpayments.
The decision has been described as ‘appalling' by insiders at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).