Badenoch lays out £36bn Tory welfare cut plan and defends slashing disability benefits – UK politics live
Summary
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch outlined a proposed £36bn reduction in UK welfare spending in a policy document called *Welfare That Works*. She defended cuts to sickness and disability benefits, while Labour accused the Conservatives of creating the problems they now promise to address.Key Facts
- The Conservatives say their proposals would reduce welfare spending by £36bn.
- Badenoch said the party was publishing its plans before an election to avoid giving voters “nasty surprises” later.
- The article says more than a third of the proposed savings would come from cuts to sickness and disability benefits.
- Badenoch argued that some people with serious health challenges can still contribute to work and their communities.
- Labour said the Conservatives could not be trusted to fix welfare problems they had created.
- Labour said the welfare bill rose by £33bn in the Conservatives’ final year in government.
- Labour said it was improving face-to-face assessments and providing personalised employment support, with further reforms to follow reviews by Alan Milburn and Stephen Timms.
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