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Tory Leader Kemi Badenoch Slams Reform and Labour Leaders Over Welfare Handouts

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The Conservative leader has denounced Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer for their proposals to scrap the two-child benefit cap, labeling it 'unlimited child support for others' that is 'not fair, not sustainable, and not even compassionate.' Kemi Badenoch warned that Labour and Reform are in a 'race to the bottom' over welfare handouts, with the Reform leader's plans including generous benefit increases and a spending splurge of up to £85 billion. The Prime Minister also hinted that he may scrap the two-child benefit cap, despite previously ruling it out.

Key Takeaways:

  • Kemi Badenoch has branded Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer's proposals to scrap the two-child benefit cap as 'unlimited child support for others' that is 'not fair, not sustainable, and not even compassionate.'
  • The Conservative leader warned that Labour and Reform are in a 'race to the bottom' over welfare handouts, with Reform leader Nigel Farage's plans including generous benefit increases and a spending splurge of up to £85 billion.
  • The Prime Minister has hinted that he may scrap the two-child benefit cap, despite previously ruling it out.
  • Reform leader Nigel Farage's proposals would cost around £85 billion, with the party's chairman, Zia Yusuf, saying that Labour is 'panicking' and 'running out of road.'
  • Labour is also considering lifting the two-child benefit cap, with an announcement expected this autumn.
  • The cap prevents parents from claiming universal credit or child tax credit for a third or additional child born after April 2017, but axing it would cost around £3.5 billion.
  • Kemi Badenoch has warned that the Conservatives are the 'only serious party of sound money,' and that the country needs to cut waste and end the unfairness where some work harder than others for smaller rewards.

Statistics:

  • £85 billion - the estimated cost of Reform leader Nigel Farage's spending splurge, including generous benefit increases.
  • £3.5 billion - the estimated cost of axing the two-child benefit cap, which Labour is considering.
  • £20,000 - the basic rate of income tax threshold that Reform leader Nigel Farage wants to raise.
  • 2016 - the year that the term 'Project Fear' was first used to describe Remain scaremongers during the Brexit campaign.
  • 2023 - the year that Labour is expected to make an announcement about lifting the two-child benefit cap.

Sources:

  • "Deputy Political Editor" article in the Kemi Badenoch story, no date or publication date provided.
  • Reform leader Nigel Farage's speech on Tuesday, no date or publication date provided.
  • Prime Minister's speech, no date or publication date provided.
  • Labour leader Keir Starmer's speech, no date or publication date provided.
  • Reform chairman Zia Yusuf's statement, no date or publication date provided.
  • "Can you trust Farage?" article in The Sun, no date or publication date provided.

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