Badenoch to Rail Against Labour Welfare Policy in Speech – Guido Fawkes

Badenoch to Rail Against Labour Welfare Policy in Speech

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Kemi is giving a speech tomorrow on welfare. She will say Britain is “sitting on a ticking time bomb” of spiralling welfare dependency…

Badenoch will say:

• “One in four pounds of income tax will soon go on sickness and disability benefits alone;
• Spending on health and disability benefits is on track to hit £100 billion by 2030 – the biggest hike in history;
• We are spending £1 billion a month on benefits for foreign nationals.”

She will also attack benefits for foreigners and will follow Guido’s reporting on the Motability scheme: “It is not fair to spend £1 billion a month on benefits for foreign nationals and on handing out taxpayer-funded cars for conditions like constipation.”

The Tory alternative proposals are promoted as:

• “Limit benefits – ending handouts to foreign nationals and restricting sickness benefits to more serious conditions.
• Face to face assessments – restoring face-to-face checks and requiring proper medical evidence to stop the system being gamed.
• Get people back to work – through retraining and early intervention.”

The Tories are attempting to make ground on welfare policy to create a line against Reform. Which supports lifting the two-child benefit cap…