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Shadow chancellor to pledge further cuts to foreign aid as Tories vow to 'stand up for fiscal responsibility'
The Conservative Party plans to cut welfare by £23 billion and reduce civil servants to 2016 levels, aiming to save £47 billion over five years to restore fiscal responsibility.
- The Conservative Party plans to cut £47 billion from government spending, focusing on welfare and the Civil Service, as announced by Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride at a conference in Manchester.
- Mel Stride stated that only British citizens should access welfare, which would bar around 470,000 claimants and remove support for those with low-level mental health conditions.
- Critics, including Labour Party chair Anna Turley and Romilly Greenhill from Bond, denounced the proposals as irresponsible and detrimental to marginalized communities.
- Stride aims to restore the Conservative Party's economic reputation by implementing these cuts, despite backlash regarding previous failed promises.
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Conservative Conference LIVE: Foreigners to be banned from claiming benefits in Tory plan to save £47 BILLION
Foreign nationals could be banned from claiming benefits under Tory plans in a bid to save Britain £47billion.Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride will unveil his plans today to cut welfare, foreign aid, and the size of the civil service to save public finances.In his speech scheduled for this morning, Sir Mel will warn that the UK cannot "keep spending money we simply do not have".The proposals will include ending the right of people with "low-leve…
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Read Full ArticleShadow chancellor to pledge further cuts to foreign aid - as Tories vow to 'stand up for fiscal responsibility'
In his keynote speech to the Tory party conference in Manchester, Sir Mel Stride will claim his plans can save £47bn over the next parliament, which include cuts to welfare, the civil service, and green subsidies.
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