Children must be the priority at this stage of the Covid-19 crisis, says England's Children Commissioner.
Anne Longfield calls for a recovery package to tackle a "rising tide of childhood vulnerability".
She warns of an "inter-generational crisis", with the impact of the economic fall-out of the pandemic on parents determining the future prospects of their children.
The government said the wellbeing of children was central to its response.
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