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Badenoch 'worried' UK may need IMF bailout

Kemi Badenoch cited UK borrowing costs hitting a 27-year high and urged cross-party cooperation to prevent a financial crisis similar to the 1976 sterling crisis.

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Kemi Badenoch has said she is "really worried" that the UK might be forced to embark on a 1976-style bailout from the International Monetary Fund. The Conservative leader told BBC Newsnight that the UK could be forced to go "cap in hand" to the IMF unless the government delivers a plan for economic growth.

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After controversial statements from the conservative opposition, the British government said it does not consider it necessary to go to the International Monetary Fund, citing the solidity of its funding and the differences with the 1970s.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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