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Badenoch branded 'delusional' as she makes 'serious offer' to help Starmer
Kemi Badenoch has offered to help the government pass legislation to slash the welfare bill - but with conditions attached.
In a speech on Tuesday morning, the Conservative Party leader accused the government of having "totally lost control of spending" and "leading Britain into a deeper and deeper crisis". She argued that the only way to fix the issue was to dramatically reduce the welfare budget - and set out to Sky News political correspondent Tamara Cohen her conditions for supporting the government.
Politics latest: Six MPs enter deputy Labour leader race Speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ms Badenoch said: "We are the only party arguing that government has to live within its means. "Every single other political party in parliament today, every single other one, wants to increase welfare spending and they voted to do so.
"They wanted to lift the so-called two child benefit cap. They don't mind that our sickness benefits bill alone is on course to reach £100bn by 2030." The Tory leader said the chancellor will have no option but to raise taxes at the budget in the autumn to fund Labour's spending plans, and also pay the interest on the vast government debt.
But she claimed that "some in government must know that things need to change.
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