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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

UK living standards ‘not an entitlement’, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch said the country has to live within its means as she offered to help Labour secure welfare cuts (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Britain must face the “hard truth” that its standard of living is “not an entitlement”, Kemi Badenoch said as she urged Labour to cooperate with her party on welfare cuts.

Accusing the Government of overseeing rising taxes and borrowing, the Conservative leader said the country was “living beyond our means” and “spending more than we earn on welfare, on union pay rises and, increasingly, on debt interest”.

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