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Kemi Badenoch Vows to Abolish Stamp Duty on Primary Homes if Tories Win Next Election
Kemi Badenoch proposed abolishing stamp duty and cutting welfare by £23 billion while introducing a fiscal 'golden rule' to balance deficit reduction with tax cuts.
- On Wednesday, Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, delivered an hour-long keynote at the Manchester conference and pledged to abolish stamp duty on primary residences.
- Facing internal pressure, Badenoch used the speech to rebut critics and address the Conservatives' struggles over the past twelve months, following Danny Kruger's defection last month.
- She unveiled policy moves to ban doctors from striking, triple stop-and-search powers, restrict Motability vehicles, deport 150,000 people a year, and limit British benefits to citizens.
- The hall responded with a standing ovation at the conference for the stamp duty pledge, while observers say Badenoch has bought time despite polls showing Conservatives trailing ahead of May's local elections.
- On fiscal policy she promised a 'golden rule' to split £47bn in planned savings between deficit reduction and tax cuts, but estimates vary from £4.5bn to £9bn, prompting debate.
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KEVIN MAGUIRE: If Kemi Badenoch is the answer the Tories are asking the wrong question - The Mirror
Kemi Badenoch's first Conservative Party conference speech shows she "has the authority of a stressed supply teacher and credibility of a shady used car dealer", writes Kevin Maguire
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