Tory Welfare Cuts Plan Is 'A Charter For Homelessness And Human Misery', Say Labour

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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 learning and behavioural conditions would also be cut, while the two-child benefit cap scrapped by Labour last year would be reinstated. A Labour…

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