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Kemi Badenoch says welfare bill is 'crushing our economy' as Tories pledge to slash £36 billion
The plan would remove 2.5 million claims and redirect some savings into mental health services and family hubs, the Conservatives said.
- On Tuesday, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch unveiled a detailed plan to cut £36 billion annually from the benefits bill, warning the welfare system is 'crushing our economy.'
- Official figures show working-age welfare costs £180 billion annually, or around £500 million daily, which Badenoch argued exceeds Ukraine's entire GDP and creates a 'damaging dependency culture.'
- Proposed measures include saving £13.7 billion by ending benefit claims for non-EU foreign nationals and £2.8 billion by replacing cash transfers with non-monetary support for children with mild learning difficulties.
- Shadow Welfare Secretary Helen Whately claimed the benefits bill is 'out of control,' while The Prime Minister stated his determination to rein in spending 'in a Labour way,' avoiding 'crude cuts.'
- Reviews led by Stephen Timms and Alan Milburn into disability benefits and youth unemployment are expected in the coming weeks, as the Tories contrast their specific proposals with Labour's ongoing strategy.
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Tory Welfare Cuts Plan Is 'A Charter For Homelessness And Human Misery', Say Labour
A Tory plan to slash the welfare bill by £36 billion is “a charter for homelessness and human misery”, according to Labour.Disability and sickness benefits would make up nearly half the savings under the policy, which was unveiled by Kemi Badenoch on Tuesday.Nearly £10bn would be saved by ending benefit claims by foreign nationals without EU settled status, the Conservative leader said.Child disability living allowance cash payments for mild lea…
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Badenoch Relaunches Her Old Tory Welfare Plan That Is Still Weaker Than Reform’s.
Kemi Badenoch’s £36 billion welfare package largely repeats pledges announced last month, while preserving benefit access for EU settled-status holders whom Reform would include in its restrictions.
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