Patricia Hewitt, the former health secretary, and Caroline Flint, the former Europe minister, are also among the signatories urging the Prime Minister not to abolish the benefit on employer-supported childcare, which they say is 'greatly unfair' and would undo one of Labour's landmark achievements.
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